“I knew that I didn’t want to have to go through [an abortion],” West said. “I didn’t want for this baby – for his life to be cut short.”

The allegations are contained in a police complaint filed earlier this month.

But thanks to pioneering foetal surgery in Texas, her son Theo was born naturally at full term
and, at five months old, is “thriving” – having started life as a “completely normal baby”.

Newly published research adds to the growing evidence about the use of remote consultations for women seeking abortions in Ireland and internationally.

A change of position by just 12 MPs would be enough to defeat the new assisted suicide Bill.

“Because of the circumstances I found myself in, I put the struggle first. I had an abortion, the hardest and most painful decision of my life.”

Her own abortion became a defining part of the story she told about her life.

The grotesque spectacle was approved by city councillors, with Sinn Féin and SDLP members at the forefront of the move.

A former Planned Parenthood executive in the US is suing for wrongful dismissal, alleging she was fired after reporting an unauthorised abortion performed at around 28 weeks’ gestation.