Symphysiotomy survivors to meet Varadkar

Leo Varadkar will meet with the Survivors of Symphysiotomy at the Department of Health this afternoon to receive an update on the Redress Scheme.

Symphysiotomy survivors to meet Varadkar

The Survivors of Symphysiotomy will meet with the Minister for Health this afternoon for updated discussions on the Redress Scheme.

The procedure, where a woman's pelvis was cut during childbirth, was carried out on around 1,500 women between the 1920s and 1980s.

The Murphy plan, published in July, was unanimously rejected by survivors.

It proposed that women would receive up to €150,000, in exchange for wavering their right to take legal proceedings against any party, including the State.

SoS has since submitted an 8-point plan to the Health Minister Leo Varadkar, following an appearance in Geneva at the UN human rights committee.

Marie O' Connor, Chairperson of SoS, says a 15-strong delegation will engage in constructive discussion with Health Minister Varadkar this afternoon.

"We submitted an eight-point plan for the resolution of our issues to the Minister last July. We see this meeting today as a good opportunity to discuss [it]," she said.

"From our standpoint, the plan has got to go back to the drawing board. Our members voted unanimously against the Murphy plan for redress, and it was also condemned by the UN committee on human rights."

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