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Anna Raeburn: My backstreet abortion
It is 50 years since the passing of the Abortion Act in 1967.
Before the act came in to force an estimated 100,000 women in the UK resorted to seeking out unsafe, illegal abortions.
In 1965 writer and broadcaster Anna Raeburn had a backstreet abortion.
She shares her story with the World at One.
Warning: This report contains some graphic descriptions which you may find upsetting.
(Photo courtesy of Anna Raeburn)
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