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The Great Abortion Divide

Victoria Derbyshire investigates the great abortion divide between Northern Ireland and most of the United Kingdom, and asks if it is time to change the law.

Abortion is more controversial than ever, with pro-life activists challenging pregnant women as they try to enter clinics. Doctors in most of the UK are signing off terminations on questionable mental health grounds, while in Northern Ireland women and doctors risk life in prison over abortion. So is our legislation hopelessly outdated? Victoria Derbyshire investigates the great abortion divide and asks if it is time to change the law.

30 minutes

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Reporter Victoria Derbyshire
Producer Elizabeth Byrne

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