The grotesque spectacle was approved by city councillors, with Sinn Féin and SDLP members at the forefront of the move.

A former Planned Parenthood executive in the US is suing for wrongful dismissal, alleging she was fired after reporting an unauthorised abortion performed at around 28 weeks’ gestation.

This is the same Coimisiún na Meán that has dispersed a whopping €83.1 million in funding to media outlets over the past four years.

“The fact that this woman was ignored when she said something was wrong and was left to suffer is unconscionable.”

“She is seeking parentage of the child because she gave birth in Texas, and in Texas, if you give birth to a child, it’s your child,” Wilson said.

“I knew that I didn’t want to have to go through [an abortion],” West said. “I didn’t want for this baby – for his life to be cut short.”

The allegations are contained in a police complaint filed earlier this month.

But thanks to pioneering foetal surgery in Texas, her son Theo was born naturally at full term
and, at five months old, is “thriving” – having started life as a “completely normal baby”.

Newly published research adds to the growing evidence about the use of remote consultations for women seeking abortions in Ireland and internationally.