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In 2019 Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law was lifted. This two-part dramatisation tells the compelling real stories of the families behind the controversial campaign. Amy James-Kelly, Lola Petticrew, Colin Morgan, Owen McDonnell, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Vanessa Emme, Kerri Quinn, Ger Ryan, Dearbhla Molly, Susan Hogg, Gaynor Holmes, Alex Kalymnios, Chris Martin, Sinead Keenan, Genevieve O'Reilly, Gráinne Keenan
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