Heart failure patient unable to get abortion as life ‘not at immediate risk’
Woman with one lung and congenital cardiac condition unable to obtain termination
April 26, 2018
Kitty Holland
A Co Wexford woman who believed her pregnancy could kill her due to her existing health conditions was unable to have a termination after doctors judged her life was not at immediate risk.
Claire Malone (30), a widowed mother of two young children, became unexpectedly pregnant last summer.