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Hundreds sign petition over lack of abortion services in Carlow

Hundreds sign petition over lack of abortion services in Carlow

Hundreds of people have signed a petition to get abortion services introduced at St Luke's Hospital for Carlow/Kilkenny.

Carlow is one of just four counties where no GP has so far signed up to provide an abortion service.

It has led to a situation where women with crisis pregnancies will once again have to travel out of the county for an abortion.

The news has prompted two petitions in the county.

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Adrienne Wallace from People before Profit in Carlow took to social media to highlight the issue:

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