Ep 34 Claire Woods - the story of one woman and a crisis pregnancy

The Women's Podcast - A podcast by The Irish Times - Thursdays

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When 22-year-old Claire Woods discovered she was pregnant she had to cope with the mother of all dilemmas. In denial at first - she had been fitted with an IUD how so could this be happening? - she attended counselling sessions where she heard herself saying over and over again: "I don't want to be pregnant, I don't want an abortion". Woods talks to Kathy Sheridan about crisis pregnancy, cancelling two abortion appointments and her ultimate decision to have baby daughter Alexandra. "Having my baby has made me more pro-choice than ever," she tells Sheridan in a thought provoking interview that delves deep into the choices facing women in crisis pregnancies.