A drone carrying abortion pills was flown into Northern Ireland in an act of solidarity

On Tuesday morning, a drone carrying abortion pills was flown from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland in an act of defiance and solidarity. 

In both countries obtaining and taking abortion pills — which are on the World Health Organisation's list of essential medicines — are a criminal offence. 

As the drone landed in Narrow Water, County Down, in Northern Ireland, campaigners chanted the words: "Our bodies, our choice!" 

Two campaigners — who were not pregnant — took mifepristone, the first pill administered by doctors during legal abortions, to show how safe it is.  Read more...