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  • There are no exceptions, so you can imagine the horrors this leads to.

    I know the laws are ridiculous, but isn't it effectively decriminalised if one can afford to travel to England/Wales/Scotland? And surely a NI woman can use NHS in those countries without EHIC?

    Not saying she should have to of course! Just wondering if worse situation than I thought.

  • Not everybody can afford it
    Not everybody can leave (health issues, abusive partner)
    People with babies that won't survive birth have to get the ashes back via the post (I wish I made this up...)
    Refugees/asylum seekers are stuck
    One women got forced into a c-section
    Several women have died

    So yes in theory, people can travel but if you don't have the money, or are sick, forget about it. It's the same in NI, with the only difference that our laws are not so ridiculous people have actually died.

    Abortion Support Network provides money but they can't help people with no travel papers/with abusive partners...

  • Not everybody can leave

    Govt. services have actively prevented people from leaving, once they cotton on to what they want to do.

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