North's abortion law 'failing women'

A woman who had to travel hundreds of miles for an abortion after learning her unborn baby had no chance of survival has said the law is failing women in Northern Ireland.

North's abortion law 'failing women'

A woman who had to travel hundreds of miles for an abortion after learning her unborn baby had no chance of survival has said the law is failing women in the North.

Sarah Ewart, 24, whose first pregnancy was diagnosed with anencephaly – a severe brain anomaly which meant the skull had not developed properly – claimed she was compelled to join a landmark legal action after being refused a termination in 2013.

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