Pregnancy Termination

LegacyUser

Hi all,

Sorry I just registered but don't wish for me to be judged by this as its my first post.

Anyway - myself and my now ex broke up recently and she dropped a bombshell by saying shes 4 weeks pregnant. We both agreed to have the pregnancy terminated so we rang Cura etc but all agencies like this only do offer post abortion counceling. Does anybody have contact details for any hospitals etc in the UK or up north that can terminate pregnancies?

Sorry for raising such an unethical post but Im desparate...

Beruthiel

have you tried the well woman centre?

also
I'm not sure that it would be legal for boards to give that sort of info as it is against the law in Ireland.
however
if you wish to PM me with your user name - (register a nickname)
and if anyone wishs to send me a PM to discuss the weather, then I can let you know if the sun is shining in this part of the world.....

Kiera

Stick it into google. Or a lot of the English mags have numbers of places in the back.

seamus

Beruthiel wrote:

I'm not sure that it would be legal for boards to give that sort of info as it is against the law in Ireland.

It is not illegal to give someone information on where or how they would go about getting an abortion in another country.

Luckily I've never had a pregnancy to deal with, but a quick search seems to reveal that Irish institutions prefer not to mention pregnancy at all. Perhaps someone may have links to English institutions with info?

Le Rack

There's a few well woman centres around Dublin, I spent a while trakking around with a friend looking for one!
afaik there's one near Stephen's Green

ravenhead

HI Desparate,

If you're both sure that this is what you want please PM me & I'll do anything that I can info wise to help.

best of luck

~Leanne~

Marie Stopes has an irish number in golden pages afaik.

Jimi-Spandex

Beruthiel wrote:

have you tried the well woman centre?

also
I'm not sure that it would be legal for boards to give that sort of info as it is against the law in Ireland.
however
if you wish to PM me with your user name - (register a nickname)
and if anyone wishs to send me a PM to discuss the weather, then I can let you know if the sun is shining in this part of the world.....

REGULATION OF INFORMATION (SERVICES OUTSIDE THE STATE FOR TERMINATION OF PREGNANCIES) ACT, 1995 wrote:

3.—(1) ( a ) Subject to paragraph (b), it shall not be lawful to publish or procure the publication of Act information—

unless—
(I) if the information relates to services provided in a particular place or to persons providing them in a particular place—

(A) the information relates only to services which are lawfully available in that place and to persons who, in providing them, are acting lawfully in that place, and

(B) the information and the method and manner of its publication are in compliance with the law of that place,

and

(II) the information is truthful and objective and does not advocate or promote, and is not accompanied by any advocacy or promotion of, the termination of pregnancy.

4.—It shall not be lawful—

( b ) to distribute without solicitation by the recipients a book, newspaper, journal, magazine, leaflet or pamphlet, or any other document, or a film or a recording (whether of sound or images or both), containing Act information.

I do believe the OP posting a request counts as solicitation, though everyone else here who is looking at it has not technically solicited it. I'd keep any specific info to PM's.

To the OP, I hope you find what you're looking for.

ravenhead

~Leanne~ wrote:

Marie Stopes has an irish number in golden pages afaik.

They are excellant - they even arrange accommadation for you, they take a lot of pressure off.

b3t4

http://www.wellwomancentre.ie/pregnancy.html

A.

Talliesin

Desparate wrote:

We both agreed to have the pregnancy terminated so we rang Cura etc but all agencies like this only do offer post abortion counceling.

CURA are anti-abortion. I'd strongly advise against going to them of "counselling" if experiencing any trauma after an abortion.

Beruthiel wrote:

I'm not sure that it would be legal for boards to give that sort of info as it is against the law in Ireland.

The 6794700 days are over. The law is clear that if someone asks you can answer. It's also legal to publish details of where they can get further information.

http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/uk/abortion.htm
http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/uk/bookings.htm
http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/uk/abortion-outside-uk.htm
http://www.reproductivechoices.ie/
http://www.bpas.org/
http://www.bpas.org/abortions/ireland.html

Last time I looked at the prices Liverpool BPAS was appreciably cheaper than London BPAS, though London might be the first place one might think of, though Liverpool BPAS couldn't deal with as pregnancies as far on as London could. I could be quite out of date on that information though.

Victor

Desparate, do look at your options, talk to your doctor or a doctor who should be able to put you in contact with someone.

patzer117

Victor wrote:

Desparate, do look at your options, talk to your doctor or a doctor who should be able to put you in contact with someone.

I echo that and reccomend you not to do it unless you are both absolutely certain. Take some time, talk to a family planning clinic about it. This will be a decision that will have major consequences for the rest of your life no matter what happens, so don't make it an overhasty one.

Best of luck whatever you do.

Going Demented

If this is the road you both are sure you want to take PM me if you need any info or have any questions.

LegacyUser

Hi all,

Thanks for all you replies - however I received a phone call from her last night (4am) saying she was in hospital and had a misscarriage. She's very upset now and although we're not an item any more I want to help her however she would like some space to herself at present.

Although in part this is the outcome we both wanted - misscarriages happen for a reason. We'll try find out and I told her I'd help any way I can...

keevita

i hope you and your ex will be ok.

Victor

You, your ex and family might want to look at http://www.oasis.gov.ie/birth/miscarriage_and_stillbirth/bereavement_and_childbirth.html

There are contact numbers at the end.