A Nigerian mother whose Irish born child has a severe form of sickle cell disease, a blood disorder, resorted to prostitution here for a time to fund his medication, the Supreme Court has heard. A Nigerian mother whose Irish born child has a severe form of sickle cell disease, a blood disorder, resorted to prostitution here for a time to fund his medication, the Supreme Court has heard. In an affidavit, she said she was so “desperate” she evaded deportation and resorted to prostitution for a time to fund his €140 monthly medication costs. The mother and child were accommodated by the State from 2014 and provided with a medical card under which the child's treatment is funded. There is a statutory discretion to be exercised on a case by case basis having regard to the facts, she argued.

Source: Irish Independent January 22, 2018 17:48 UTC