And Irish woman and her husband are currently documenting their trip to England, for an abortion, on both Twitter and Snapchat today. Their child has a fatal foetal abnormality called 'Edward's Syndrome' which means that after birth it would not survive anything more than a few hours.
The couple already have one child with a condition which has meant that its mother has had to give up her job to become a full-time carer. Despite the risk of the condition occurring again, they had been hopeful that everything would turn out ok.
They write:
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This morning they've arrived in Liverpool, all the while documenting the journey under the Twitter handle @ItsTimeToRepeal.
Suitably miserably day in Liverpool.. #ItsTimeToRepeal pic.twitter.com/kOa3u5XCF1
— Heartbroken&Punished (@itstimetorepeal) November 10, 2016
Planes, trains and automobiles.. how can our government sit idly by and let its people go through this.. #itstimetorepeal pic.twitter.com/5sinSJ8Zv9
— Heartbroken&Punished (@itstimetorepeal) November 10, 2016
We have arrived. Forms filled in and shown to the waiting room that's almost full. Deathly quiet only broken by some very familiar accents..
— Heartbroken&Punished (@itstimetorepeal) November 10, 2016
You can follow the rest of the journey on Twitter here or on Snapchat at 'itstimetorepeal'.
