Hundreds protest **rthern Ireland's abortion ban after woman is convicted
 

Hundreds protest **rthern Ireland's abortion ban after woman is convicted
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LONDON — A huge crowd of people rallied outside Belfast's Public Prosecution Service on Thursday evening protesting the prosecution of a **rthern Irish woman*who bought abortion pills online when she was a teenager.

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The "**t a Criminal" protest, organised by abortion rights group Alliance for Choice and Belfast Feminist Network and supported by Amnesty International **rthern Ireland, comes after*the 21-year-old woman was handed a suspended prison sentence for breaking **rthern Ireland's anti-abortion law.*

It also comes after a second woman appeared in court this week, charged with buying abortion pills for her daughter who was a mi**r at the time.* Read more...


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