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Should abortion advice be independent?

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MPs will debate the Health and Social Care bill today, including an amendment by Nadine Dorries calling for independent counselling to be offered to women.

The Today programme's Tom Feilden has been looking at listeners' reaction to her appearance on the programme yesterday.

And Jenny Baines from Care Confidential joins Marie Stopes International's Dr Paula Franklin to explain their different approaches to abortion counselling.


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