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Northern Ireland's first abortion clinic to open →
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The first abortion clinic in Northern Ireland will open next week amid fears it will attract protests along the lines of violent opposition to similar facilities in some US states.
The privately-run clinic in Belfast will be run by the Marie Stopes group, which said it would offer “a wide range of family planning and sexual health services under one roof”.
It is extremely difficult to get an abortion in Northern Ireland, and pro-life groups and smaller political parties have already voiced opposition to the Marie Stopes clinic.
Jim Allister of the Traditional Unionist Voice party told BBC radio: “Where is the need for this clinic? There could not possibly be one.
“So there are ulterior motives and I suspect the ulterior motives might be to try and push the boundaries.”
Just 35 pregnancies were terminated in Northern Ireland in the past year and it is estimated that about one thousand women from the province travel to England every year for abortions.
The clinic will not have a police guard because it is privately-run.
I hope everyone there will be safe.
“I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they’ve forgotten their surroundings. I love the gasp people take when their favorite character dies. I love when people close their eyes and drift to somewhere in the clouds. I fall in love with people and their honest moments all the time. I fall in love with their breakdowns and their smeared makeup and their daydreams. Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words.”
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THIS.
September 2012
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June 2012
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May 2012
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I think I officially lost it.
Three weeks from today I’m running in a 10K.
Wait, what?
Yes. You heard right 6 miles. My ass is running 6 miles.
All in the name of research and finding a cure for multiple sclerosis.
MS has hit my family hard, my mom’s partner has been living with this disease for years now and we do it for her, her sister and all of our friends who have been affected by this disease.
It’s a mudrun, which means I will be covered head to toe in gross ass grime.
But I have to fundraise, so if you are ever so inclined feel free to throw a few dollas my way. If you donate I promise to send you a picture of me caked in mud!
Here’s the link, just click my name (Caitlin Smith) and donate to my team!
https://secure3.convio.net/nmss/site/Donation2?idb=1905032225&df_id=35982&FR_ID=17514&35982.donation=form1
