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‘Jax’s Law’ to recognise the loss of pregnancy under road traffic legislation

A bill which will recognise the loss of pregnancy under road traffic legislation has been submitt...

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16.29 1 Apr 2026


‘Jax’s Law’ to recognise the loss of pregnancy under road traffic legislation


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16.29 1 Apr 2026


A bill which will recognise the loss of pregnancy under road traffic legislation has been submitted to the Dáil, following a campaign by Saoirse Aylward who was thirty one weeks pregnant with her son when she was involved in a car crash.

Her son Jax was subsequently stillborn following an emergency c-section. The bill going to the Dáil will be named ‘Jax’s Law’ in memory of Jax, and Saoirse joins Shane to discuss.


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