Religious Group Threatens Maternity Hospital

By Ellen Coyne
The Times
April 21, 2017

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/religious-group-threatens-maternity-hospital-rznrpwhtw

The proposal to gift a new maternity hospital to a religious order implicated in child abuse has caused anger

The Catholic healthcare group that is set to own the new National Maternity Hospital has responded to a growing public backlash by suggesting it would pull out of the project.

The St Vincent’s Healthcare Group is owned by the Sisters of Charity, who also own the proposed site for the hospital. St Vincent’s said last night that it was going to re-examine the project at its next board meeting, blaming “controversy and misinformation” and citing comments by Simon Harris, the health minister, and other TDs.

Opposition politicians condemned the group, saying they were threatening the future of the hospital. The minister did not respond directly to the group’s remarks last night but said in a statement that he was still “fully committed” to the new…