Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige28 Mar 2022

Amy Dunne : I am Miss D

Topics covered : Alcoholism, fatal fetal abnormality, abortion, induced labour, birth trauma.

In this bonus episode I speak to the incredible Amy Dunne.

In 2007, a 16 year old Amy was pregnant with a baby girl who had a fatal fetal abnormality. At the time, Amy was in the care of the HSE, so she told a social worker about her plan to travel for a termination after finding out the devastating news. And although she was supported by her family and by the baby’s father, she was told by the HSE that it wouldn’t be possible for her to travel which then led to her situation being a case in the High Court.

In this conversation we speak about her childhood changing from idyllic to chaotic, the ups and down of her relationship with her mother and ultimately the unbreakable bond they share today, and how her strength and bravery ignited a social revolution to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution.

We heard about her at the time as ‘Miss D’ but today we hear from the woman herself and it's a raw and powerful listen.

Today she lives in Drogheda with her teenage son Adam and she's estranged from her father.

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