Clinical Site In NI-Belfast: Case Study

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Two main clinical sites, located in NI - Belfast, known from the public as Marie Stopes Clinic (MSC) and The Family Planning Association (FPA) charity, will be used as research setting for casting the participants seeking assistance before they had to travel abroad for an abortion. The MSC, located in Belfast, is one of the many Clinics around the UK that provide reproductive and sexual health services, through the National Health Service (NHS), both to women and men. Their team includes a variety of health professionals, such as: doctors, nurses, counsellors and health care assistants.

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