With an nearly total ban on terminations,pregnancy often means difficult decisions on what to do and where to go for helpEmilia Campbell was 20 when she became pregnant. She was taking the contraceptive pill and did not want a child. But as she stared at her positive pregnancy test in a toilet cubicle in a shopping centre in Belfast, she knew she was facing a stressful decision: travel abroad for an abortion, and seek out an illegal and potentially dangerous solution such as buying abortion pills online,or continue with the unwanted pregnancy. Related: Northern Ireland medics fear prison over abortion advice I remember trying to camouflage how sick I felt as I boarded the plane, terrified they wouldn’t let me coast Related: ‘It was the scariest thing I've ever done’: the Irish women forced to travel for abortions Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com