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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maya Oppenheim

Woman left pregnant after rape tells of ‘traumatic struggle’ to get abortion in UK

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A woman has told of her “traumatic struggle” to get an abortion in the UK after she became pregnant as a result of being raped.

Speaking to The Independent, Alana said it was a “massive shock” to learn she was pregnant with her rapist’s baby weeks after the incident took place.

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