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21/07/2009
Fewer Irish Women Seeking Abortions
The number of women travelling from the Republic of Ireland to the UK and the Netherlands for abortions is falling, the latest figures have revealed.
Figures released by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency showed that 4,600 women attending abortion clinics in the UK last year gave an address in Ireland, compared to 4,686 in 2007.
Meanwhile, the number of women from Ireland travelling to abortion clinics in the Netherlands dropped to 331 last year, from 451 in 2007.
In May, figures released by the Department of Health in the UK showed that the number of women travelling from Northern Ireland to the England for an abortion also fell in 2008, dropping to 1,173 from 1,343 in 2007.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Figures released by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency showed that 4,600 women attending abortion clinics in the UK last year gave an address in Ireland, compared to 4,686 in 2007.
Meanwhile, the number of women from Ireland travelling to abortion clinics in the Netherlands dropped to 331 last year, from 451 in 2007.
In May, figures released by the Department of Health in the UK showed that the number of women travelling from Northern Ireland to the England for an abortion also fell in 2008, dropping to 1,173 from 1,343 in 2007.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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