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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=deborah.hart@blueyonder.co.uk
href="mailto:deborah.hart@blueyonder.co.uk">Deborah</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=feministaction@lists.riseup.net
href="mailto:feministaction@lists.riseup.net">feministaction@lists.riseup.net</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=waf-l@gn.apc.org href="mailto:waf-l@gn.apc.org">Women
Against Fundamentalism</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:51 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [feministaction] Fw: Irish women need CASH, not ASH! –
Urgent ASN Appeal</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Whether it’s a shortage of mange tout at the supermarket or a
friend stranded abroad, we’ve all been affected by the cloud of ash from
Iceland. But imagine if you had only a few weeks to navigate your way to England
for a safe and legal abortion.<BR><BR>This week, we’ve heard from a number of
women who were due to have travel to the UK this week for terminations,
including a very young teen who is extremely close to the 24 week time limit for
abortions in the UK. She had to miss her appointment earlier this week and is
now coming next week by ferry and train – a roundtrip journey of more than 24
hours. Her mother solely supports her and her siblings with a part time job and
now has to cover costs of <B>£2,300</B> (procedure + money lost on cancelled
flights + last minute ferry and train tickets).<BR><BR>Due to these
extraordinary and extremely difficult circumstances, ASN has made a pledge to
fund this young woman <B>£500</B>, much more than we usually commit to a single
case. This is less than half of the costs she is facing. We would like to
<B>help more</B>. If you would like to help cover more costs for her and women
like her, please pledge to make a donation today. <BR><BR>You can do this by
donating via PayPal (<A href="http://www.abortionsupport.org.uk/donate/"> <FONT
color=#800080>http://www.abortionsupport.org.uk/donate/</A></FONT> ), writing a
cheque (email <A
href="mailto:info@abortionsupport.org.uk">info@abortionsupport.org.uk</A> for
our postal address), or by making an online transfer (HSBC/Abortion Support
Network/Sort Code: 40-11-18/Account Number: 64409302).<BR><BR>Please mark the
donation “Iceland”.<BR><BR>Thank you in advance for any amount you can give –
your donation will make a real difference to this family or to one of the other
women who have had to re-purchase tickets to travel to England.<BR><BR>With best
regards,<BR><BR>Mara<BR><BR>Mara Clarke<BR>Abortion Support Network<BR>+44 (0)
7897 611 593<BR><A
href="mailto:mara@abortionsupport.org.uk">mara@abortionsupport.org.uk</A><BR><BR><I>Abortion
Support Network (ASN) is an all-volunteer organisation that provides
accommodation and financial assistance to women forced to travel from Ireland
and pay privately for abortions in England. The cost ranges between £400 and
£2000 depending on circumstance and stage of pregnancy. While other
organisations campaign for law reform, ASN is the only group on record providing
women travelling for abortions with the thing they need the most: money. </I><A
href="http://www.abortionsupport.org.uk/"><FONT
color=#800080>www.abortionsupport.org.uk</A></FONT>
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