what is post—abortive syndrome? i am not going to answer questions about post—abortive syndrome. within our clinics, women are advised that having an abortion could lead to lifelong grief, sorrow, regret, and it can impact them negatively. i interviewed a woman who booked an appointment with stanton health care belfast and she told us that when she went to the centre, she was given an ultrasound scan. she was pressurised to look at the images of the pregnancy. the truth should not be hidden from women. and so to provide a medical scan, an obstetric scan, when she is pregnant is absolutely acceptable and called for and necessary for a woman to make an informed choice. i want to share a leaflet. it shows graphic images of aborted foetuses. i don't believe that it's inappropriate to show a woman what the actual outcome of an abortion is. women have the ability to make