More Irish women seeking post-abortion check-ups

Records have revealed a 12 per cent drop in the number of women giving Irish addresses at abortion clinics in the UK and the Netherlands between 2005 and 2008 — but at the same time there was a 36 per cent rise in post-abortion medical check-ups funded by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency. Figures show that while fewer than 5,000 women travelled to the UK and Netherlands for abortions last year, almost 600 availed themselves of free health check-ups on their return. Hundreds of others attended counselling sessions at more than 50 centres nationwide as they dealt with the emotions of having a termination. Irish Times