High Court refuses application for costs in symphysiotomy case

Survivors of Symphysiotomy has expressed satisfaction with today’s High Court judgment refusing the State’s application for costs in a case involving a so-called prophylactic symphysiotomy done in 1963 at the Coombe Hospital, Dublin. ’It was unseemly to see the State…

Rights groups reject Government scheme for symphysiotomy survivors that flouts UN human rights standards

Posted on September 30, 2014 by admin — 1 Comment ↓

At a joint press conference in Dublin this morning (Tuesday 30 September 2014), Survivors of Symphysiotomy and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) rejected Minister Varadkar’s proposed ex gratia scheme for survivors of symphysiotomy. The unanimous rejection of the…

SoS to outline core demands in meeting with Minister tomorrow

Posted on September 18, 2014 by admin — 2 Comments ↓

Survivors of Symphysiotomy (SoS) are set to meet the Minister for Health tomorrow (Friday18 September) at the Department of Health, Hawkins House at 4.30. Marie O’Connor, Chairperson of SoS, who is leading a 15-strong delegation to the meeting, said: ‘we…

Video: A brutal procedure

Posted on July 2, 2013 by admin — No Comments ↓

Paul Maguire reports on operations conducted in Irish hospitals that left women so traumatised they have been unable to talk to close friends or even family members about the procedure. Barbaric, archaic ? A midwifery of darker times. Just what…