The president of the High Court has approved an application by the Health Service Executive (HSE) for termination of the pregnancy of a 15-year-old girl. Mr Justice David Barniville found the evidence established she lacked legal and mental capacity to make a decision on termination. The HSE made its application in private before the High Court on October 21st. Dr M also considered there was a risk of serious harm to the girl’s life, the foetus was not currently viable, and a termination may be carried out to avert the risk of serious harm. The judge found the requirements of section 9.1 of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) 2018 Act were met.
