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As campaigners prepared to gather in central Dublin on Saturday for a rally to protest against the death of an Indian woman who was refused a potentially life-saving termination in an Irish hospital, the Abortion Support Network (ASN) gave an insight into the pressures facing women with unwanted pregnancies.

“For all we know, there may well have been other cases like that of Savita’s, whose family have been so brave in coming forward,” said Anne Quesney of ASN.

“Our heart really goes out to the Halappanavar family for their tragic loss because, if reports are true, it was entirely preventable,” said ASN’s director, Mara Clarke. “We are really hoping that the public outpouring around this case will result in a much-needed change in the law in Ireland. We would like nothing more than…

“Many countries are condemned in the West for organised religion and its effect on peoples lives. Societies throw their arms up in horror if countries like Iran or Afghanistan deny women basic rights. They tend, however, not to mention Ireland.”

“For women in Northern Ireland, abortion is a fact of life and they are going to do whatever they can to get them if they want them,” Mara Clarke, leader of the Abortion Support Network, told Sky News. Women who come to her group for help are often “horrifically desperate,” she said. “A girl two…

“It’s an important first step but they are only doing medical abortion, it’s only up until nine weeks of pregnancy and it’s not free,” says Mara Clarke, director of the Abortion Support Network, based in London which gives Irish women accommodation and financial help in seeking abortions. Marie Stopes confirmed the clinic will charge £430…