Coombe letter refusing abortion ‘suggests chilling effect’ of law
Couple say they were told anomaly was fatal before hospital dubbed it ‘complex anomaly’
Jan 18, 2019
Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent
The letter from the Coombe hospital to the couple at the centre of the latest abortion controversy is sympathetic, but clear.
An abortion is not possible in this case as the baby might not die before birth or within 28 days, the legally prescribed time under which abortions in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities are allowed.