That’s because we are two completely different countries. People do travel from both jurisdictions but remember for a long time NI was in the midst of terrorism so there was little demand to travel. A terrible exchange rate doesn’t help either. The road network is great, trains and buses are also fine. There is just…

It depends on if the laws change and how. Women in the south can’t use the services of the public health system and will have to pay for abortions from private facilities. The cost alone means a lot of women won’t have the option.

I had to find the clinic and book myself. Thank god for Google! It was a private clinic. Travel and medical expenses were one months salary but I had no other option. Even now ten years later when I think about it all I feel is anger that nothing has changed.

I’m one of those women who has had to travel for an abortion from southern Ireland to the UK. As hard as having an abortion is its nothing compared to the trauma of having to navigate your way around a different country. I was lucky though it was an option for me, for so many others with no money or freedom it’s…