More cases similar to pregnant woman emerge

Doctors in Ireland have dealt with a small number of similar cases to that of the brain-dead pregnant woman which has revived the abortion debate in Ireland.

The woman who is in her 20s is on life support and around 16 weeks pregnant. She is reported to be brain dead, which means she is now being mechanically ventilated.

A similar case arose in 2001, with a brain-dead woman who was kept on a ...