Isabel’s treatment lacked even the most basic level of human decency and was shocking in its lack of compassion, writes Alison O’Connor

Isobel delivered her little boy at 6.30pm and by 7.10pm was out on the street of the Yorkshire clinic where she had given birth carrying her baby’s body in a cardboard box. From there she and her partner went back to their hotel.

Isobel was told at CUMH that her baby would either die in the womb or an hour after being born. She decided to go to England for a termination but was appalled by the service and her treatment there, writes Alison O’Connor

A London clinic that provides abortion care training for medical students attracted 15 students from Irish universities over the past 18 months.

A young child is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation after her mother drank excessively while pregnant, the British Court of Appeal has ruled.

Drinking during pregnancy could become a criminal offence, women’s charities have said.

Drinking during pregnancy could become a criminal offence in the UK, women’s charities have said.

One in eight new mothers are waiting for at least half a year before they resume having sex with their partners after childbirth, a UK-based poll suggests.

Health officials in the UK have reminded abortion providers that terminating a foetus based on gender alone is against the law.

Britain’s largest abortion provider is gearing up for a battle to bring UK-style abortion clinics to Ireland.

Seven medical students attending Irish universities travelled to Britain this year for training in abortion care at a London clinic.

The boss of Britain’s largest abortion charity said women are legally free to terminate pregnancies if they are unhappy with the sex of their baby.

Two Irish medical students have applied for a course offering training in abortion care at a London clinic.

Copycat hackers around the world have targeted Britain’s biggest abortion provider since a computer expert was arrested for breaking into the charity’s website.

Women embarking on the festive party season in Britain are being invited to stock up on free supplies of the morning-after pill.

A bid to relax the law on home abortions was rejected by the High Court in the UK today.

Ireland’s abortion laws are being challenged in a landmark European court hearing today which could overturn the Republic’s sovereign right to protect unconditionally “the life of the unborn”.

Ireland’s abortion laws are being challenged in a landmark European court hearing which could overturn the Republic’s sovereign right to protect unconditionally “the life of the unborn”.

THE number of women having abortions in England is expected to show a rise, according to figures due to be published.

UP to 12,000 women may be travelling to Britain for abortions every year - almost double the official figures.