Pro-choice groups to rally against 'misleading' information

Pro-choice campaigners will stage a rally in Dublin at noon today to highlight the need for the regulation of counselling agencies in Ireland.

Choice Ireland has accused some crisis pregnancy agencies of intimidating women by providing misleading information about the health risks associated with abortion.

The groups have said that the sole purpose of some of the groups is to stop women from travelling to the UK to terminate their pregnancies.

They want minimum codes of practice to ensure that vulnerable women are not deceived.