- Title: Close To Home - No Simple Choice
- Date: 25th February 1993
- Summary: NORTHERN IRELAND REMAINS EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THE 1967 ABORTION ACT. THIS HAS CREATED PROBLEMS FOR DOCTORS WHO BREAK THE LAW WHEN THEY PERFORM TERMINATION S, AND FOR WOMEN SEEKING ABORTIONS, 2000 OF WHOM NOW TRAVEL TO ENGLISH CLINICS EACH YEAR. NORTHERN IRELAND'S CONSERVATIVE MORAL CLIMATE HAS HELPED KEEP THE ISSUE OFF THE PUBLIC AGENDA, YET EVEN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND HAS NOW BEEN FORCED TO UPDATE THEIR ABORTION LAW FOR THE 19990'S. IN SPITE OF ITS HIGH LEVELS OF CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY, THE PROVINCE ALSO LACKS THE NECESSARY SCREENING FACILITIES FOR DETECTING FETAL PROBLEMS DURING PREGNANCY. DEVELOPMENTS REDUCING THE RATE OF ABNORMALITIES IN THE REST OF EUROPE ARE DENIED IN THE NORTHERN IRELAND COMMUNITY, AND EUROPE MAY NOW BE THE LAST HOPE FOR THOSE WHO SEEK CHANGE.
- Description:NORTHERN IRELAND IS THE ONE PART OF THE U.K. WHERE ABORTION IS STILL BANNED - CLOSE TO HOME LOOKS AT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:STRAIGHTFORWARD FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:25/02/1993
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s