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| Subject: Northern Ireland pro-life rally over clinic Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:19 am | |
| THE opening of Northern Ireland's first private abortion clinic in Belfast drew hundreds of noisy demonstrators, who hoisted placards with messages such as ''Keep Ireland abortion-free''.
The clinic, operated by Marie Stopes International, will offer sexual health and family planning advice, treatment with non-surgical abortion and follow-up counselling.
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have some of Europe's toughest anti-abortion laws. In Northern Ireland, the procedure can be performed only in the first nine weeks of pregnancy and if a woman's health is at serious risk. South of the border, abortions are illegal unless a woman's life is at risk.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/northern-ireland-prolife-rally-over-clinic-20121019-27wsb.html#ixzz29oGH6Tsx
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