A young mother with a health condition that meant her pregnancy posed a risk to her life is calling for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum.
Claire Malone has pulmonary hypertension, and when she became pregnant last summer, she asked for and was refused a termination.
I had no options left, the 8th amendment meant I had no choice, no rights - Claire Malone on continuing her pregnancy with severe health complications pic.twitter.com/IXkyZJKXvD
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) April 27, 2018
Doctors told the 30 year old she could not have an abortion in Ireland, because the threat to her life was not immediate.
Juliette Gash reports;