Forced 2 leave Ireland, @EndaKennyTD waiting room,waiting for our loved ones #twowomentravel 8:59 AM - 20 Aug 2016
August 25, 2016 · 12:00 PM EDT
By Shondiin Silversmith
It is illegal for women to get an abortion in Ireland unless the pregnancy directly threatens her life.
With no other options, two women live-tweeted as they traveled to the United Kingdom for the procedure.
@TwoWomenTravel live-tweeted from Friday to Sunday. The description of the Twitter account states “Two Women, one procedure, 48 hours away from home.”
The women kept their identities private, and the account of the trip could not be independently confirmed.
Many of the tweets sent out from that account included Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny's Twitter handle @EndaKennyTD as well as the hashtag #twowomentravel.
[continued at link]
Source: PRI.org