First abortion clinic in Ireland set to open in Belfast
DUBLIN—When Michelle booked in to have her first abortion at a clinic in Birmingham she told her family and friends in Dublin she was working in Belfast that day.
“I was afraid if someone tried to ring me they’d get a different dial tone or phone code and start asking questions,” says the mother of one from Dublin who asked not to be identified.
Like thousands of women from Ireland every year, Michelle travelled to England for an abortion in secret.