Private Abortion Clinic To Open In Northern Ireland.

Think she meant BPAS!

I posted a link upthread to an organisation that funds travel & abortions for women forced to travel to the mainland from ROI & NI. I volunteer with them so am biased but I really think they do great work, & they always need financial support as women always need help.

SGM what is BUPAS? I can't seem to find it

Am so infuriated at the so called pro-lifers who claim to speak for everyone in Northern Ireland when they say the clinic isn't wanted- I would bet its the same religious nut bags who oppose gay marriage and want to keep Northern Ireland living in the past !

Bump - can't believe there has been so little about this issue on here. Opening of a Marie Stopes clinic is a major step forward - how do we now ensure that women in N Ireland have the same rights over their bodies as in the rest of the UK? It is an absolute disgrace that British women are being forced to pay to travel to mainland UK for a procedure which should be available to them at home. Please please support this clinic.

Wow that's brave, I live in the Republic and not to long ago needed abortion information, my gp apologised for not being able to help because he said that there were a lot of militant anti abortionists that will target the clinic and the staffs private homes and family members for even supplying information.

I was shocked that people wouldn't be arrested and charged for that sort of thing! Threatening and abusive behaviour and harrassment are illegal but it seems that religious pschyos are exempt It's terrorism.

I hope these people are kept safe, the threat they face from religous zealots can't be underestimated.

Oh wow, I assumed in those circumstances women were allowed them in normal hospitals despite being illegal for 'social' reasons. That's sad but yes, a step in the right direction

It's legal in very restricted circumstances - if the woman's life is in danger or there's a good chance her health will be permanently damaged by the pregnancy. However, until now there have been no facilities to carry out abortions even in these legally allowed circumstances, so women have been forced to travel to England to get abortions. The opening of this clinic will allow women that fit the legal criteria, many of whom find the journey to England to be extremely difficult and stressful due to existing health problems, to get necessary abortions within their own country. It's a very positive step forward.

Yeah, you can be prolife and still blow up pregnant women. Unfortunately in many cases the same clinics who provide abortions also provide women's health care checks and prenatal care and preg tests. Collateral damage I guess

[conused] I thought abortion was illigial in NI? How will this work?

It's pretty telling that they have to keep the location secret so that 'pro-lifers' don't potentially harm the staff there to help women, le sigh.

This page has been created to demonstrate public support for the clinic:

www.facebook.com/pages/We-Fully-Support-the-Marie-Stopes-Clinic-in-Belfast/240689086056998

I think some kind of follow-up action is planned to show that the clinic is a welcome addition to NI. Already anti-choicers are trying to get it shut down :(

www.abortionsupport.org.uk/

There you go.

Interesting question, not sure. If you are interested in supporting Irish women (republic & north) then the Abortion Support Network is one to look at.