Over 1000 seizures were made in Ireland of the pill that’s put the spotlight on abortion laws in the North.
Amnesty Ireland says the seizures were made in 2014.
It comes following a case in Belfast where a young woman was given a two year suspended sentence after she bought the tablets online, following advice from a clinic, as she couldn’t afford to travel for an abortion.
Her lawyers say it highlighted the difference in legislation between the North and the rest of the UK.
Amnesty’s Colm O’Gorman says the women and girls here in Ireland face tougher sentences if they’re caught using this medication:
“Under legislation introduced here in Ireland only three years ago, those women and girls face a potention three year prison sentence”.
Meanwhile, one pro-life campaigner says the practice of taking abortion pills is dangerous.
Cora Sherlock says it shouldn’t be done without correct medical supervision:
“There’s always a public health issue, leaving aside abortion entirely, when any illegal drug is taken without medical supervision”.
The comments come as Amnesty and their supporters held their eighth lunchtime demonstration outside Government Buildings calling on the next administration to repeal the 8th Amendment.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Day 8 of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/repealthe8th?src=hash">#repealthe8th</a> demo @ Govt Buildings. In solidarity with 84 women forced to travel since we began <a href="https://t.co/0pVkw2ymv2">pic.twitter.com/0pVkw2ymv2</a></p>— Amnesty Ireland (@AmnestyIreland) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmnestyIreland/status/717326835055468544">April 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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