:00:00. > :00:09.A Northern Ireland woman who recently took abortion pills
:00:10. > :00:13.that she bought online has described as a witch hunt the fallout
:00:14. > :00:16.from this week's court case in which a 21-year-old woman
:00:17. > :00:22.Speaking to the BBC, the woman, who's in her 30s,
:00:23. > :00:26.says she has no regrets and refuses to see herself as a criminal.
:00:27. > :00:29.Some of you may find the content of this report
:00:30. > :00:33.by health correspondent Marie Louise Connolly upsetting.
:00:34. > :00:35.The events of this week have prompted this woman to come
:00:36. > :00:40.Recently she bought abortion pills online
:00:41. > :00:45.after discovering she was pregnant following a one-night stand.
:00:46. > :00:47.She says she was not physically or emotionally
:00:48. > :00:54.While she accepts she broke the law she says she has no regrets.
:00:55. > :00:56.Louise, not her real name, asked the BBC to protect
:00:57. > :01:07.I am not afraid for me, I am afraid for young
:01:08. > :01:14.That is criminal, like something going on in the 1880s
:01:15. > :01:19.I am speaking out because of what has been happening this week.
:01:20. > :01:22.How this 21-year-old mother has been treated,
:01:23. > :01:27.The pills were sent to her address and without counselling or medical
:01:28. > :01:34.I initially felt relief but I did not read the instructions,
:01:35. > :01:39.I felt incredible pain and was passing huge clots
:01:40. > :01:48.I was nearly ready to call an ambulance a few times
:01:49. > :01:50.but because of the fear of what might happen to me,
:01:51. > :01:54.they might come for me, the witchhunt, you know?
:01:55. > :01:57.We are all at the mercy of the law, this is big but I don't know how
:01:58. > :02:03.Louise continued to bleed and eventually went
:02:04. > :02:12.I told them I had had a miscarriage because there is no way you can
:02:13. > :02:15.say if you have taken abortion pills.
:02:16. > :02:18.I still had the pills inside me.
:02:19. > :02:28.I had to go back to the hospital after I did not pass it.
:02:29. > :02:31.She is speaking out after the court case this week which saw a woman
:02:32. > :02:37.While Louise does not disagree that getting an abortion is wrong,
:02:38. > :02:40.others agree such as the housemates of the women at the centre
:02:41. > :02:50.That is the law here and I know people may say
:02:51. > :02:55.it is stupid but it is still the law and you must abide by the law,
:02:56. > :03:03.If it changes then fair enough but you are breaking the law
:03:04. > :03:11.The woman says she is angry that the 1861 law remains in place.
:03:12. > :03:13.Why are we blaming these woman in all of this?
:03:14. > :03:21.It will continue to be an issue until we have the right
:03:22. > :03:26.to choose about what we can do with our own bodies.
:03:27. > :03:30.While taking abortion pills is illegal,
:03:31. > :03:37.that won't stop women in Northern Ireland taking them.
:03:38. > :03:40.The parents and brother of a County Armagh man
:03:41. > :03:43.who was murdered have escaped injury in an early morning arson attack
:03:44. > :03:47.Marc Williamson was 21 when he was stabbed
:03:48. > :03:53.Our south east reporter Gordon Adair has more.
:03:54. > :04:14.The arsonist set this car on fire and rolled it against their house.
:04:15. > :04:18.The whole house was gutted, they lost everything.
:04:19. > :04:22.Mrs Williamson's son was murdered five years ago.
:04:23. > :04:25.Then 21, he was stabbed to death at a house party.
:04:26. > :04:31.She believes she knows who is behind this attack.
:04:32. > :04:35.It's a long story but I know who is behind it.
:04:36. > :04:48.If Robert hadn't gone out so early this morning
:04:49. > :04:53.I would have lost another son, maybe all of us but definitely my
:04:54. > :05:08.The police are saying they are trying to establish the cause.
:05:09. > :05:13.They said this afternoon they are investigating a possible link
:05:14. > :05:19.between this and three other incidents on Monday night. In all
:05:20. > :05:22.four cases, the vehicles were set alight and police say they want the
:05:23. > :05:28.help of the public to catch the criminals behind this. The
:05:29. > :05:32.detectives from the reactive and organised crime team are urging
:05:33. > :05:33.people to be vigilant and to report anything suspicious in their area to
:05:34. > :05:36.the police straightaway. Concerned parents of children
:05:37. > :05:38.at De La Salle College in West Belfast have had meetings
:05:39. > :05:41.with the associate principal of the college as well as
:05:42. > :05:43.representatives from the Council They have said they are happy
:05:44. > :05:47.with the response from the associate principal, Ms Jordan, but are very
:05:48. > :05:59.disappointed by the CCMS. In recent months, the parents and
:06:00. > :06:02.pupils at the West Belfast school have protested about teachers being
:06:03. > :06:07.absent and the management of the school. They fear the situation will
:06:08. > :06:10.harm their children's exam prospects. Now teaches in one union
:06:11. > :06:14.have voted for industrial action. Earlier today the concerned parents
:06:15. > :06:17.are talks of the associate principal who has been drafted in to try to
:06:18. > :06:20.sort out the problems and the savings they have been meeting in
:06:21. > :06:23.this tragic presbytery with representatives of the Catholic
:06:24. > :06:28.Church and the council for Catholic schools. The parents say they were
:06:29. > :06:32.happy with the associate printable's reaction but after three hours talks
:06:33. > :06:34.as evening with the Catholic Church and the education authority the
:06:35. > :06:42.delegates said they were unhappy with the response. They run the
:06:43. > :06:47.whole show. As someone else to go to? We can get a wee bit of
:06:48. > :06:55.information? Shall we go to the principle? They're the top dogs.
:06:56. > :07:01.Maybe they're not. Maybe there's someone else to do something about
:07:02. > :07:03.it. You're disappointed. Absolutely. The delegates are due to meet the
:07:04. > :07:14.children's commissioner tomorrow. A spokesperson said they were struck
:07:15. > :07:18.by the genuine concerns expressed by the parents. Later there remain
:07:19. > :07:20.committed to considering the issues and will continue dialogue.
:07:21. > :07:22.An American man accused of endangering an aircraft has said
:07:23. > :07:24.all the charges against him are a fabrication.
:07:25. > :07:27.The 42 year old was arrested in June last year after a Rome
:07:28. > :07:31.to Chicago flight was diverted to Belfast International Airport.
:07:32. > :07:37.Jeremiah Mathius Thede aged 42 leaves court in Antrim today.
:07:38. > :07:39.He's charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft
:07:40. > :07:42.after an incident last June which saw him arrested
:07:43. > :07:47.There's was widespread coverage in the United States.
:07:48. > :07:51.Flight 917 spent almost 23 hours at Aldergrove, interrupting
:07:52. > :07:58.Today a steward on United Airlines Flight 917, Sheila Wire, gave
:07:59. > :08:01.evidence, a woman with 43 years of flight experience who'd become
:08:02. > :08:04.concerned at Mr Thede's behaviour, and had spoken to a colleague
:08:05. > :08:10.she said was trembling with fear after dealing with him.
:08:11. > :08:14.She told the court that at one point during the flight she took the male
:08:15. > :08:17.passengers to the back of the plane and briefed them on what she called
:08:18. > :08:22.She said that if that had been required they would help
:08:23. > :08:31.She said up to 20 passengers made a point of speaking to her.
:08:32. > :08:34.Are we safe? They asked.
:08:35. > :08:38.They asked "What is United Airlines doing to ensure my family is safe?"
:08:39. > :08:40.Other cabin crew from the flight will be giving
:08:41. > :08:45.Jeremiah Mathius Thede denies the evidence against him
:08:46. > :08:56.Today they accused the Secretary of State of withholding sensitive
:08:57. > :08:58.information about briefings given to government ministers before
:08:59. > :09:02.The hooded men are a group who claim they were tortured
:09:03. > :09:06.A court hearing in Belfast was told it's essential the men's legal team
:09:07. > :09:20.Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:09:21. > :09:22.Northern Ireland's three major golf champions, Rory McIlroy,
:09:23. > :09:25.Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell, tee off at the Masters
:09:26. > :09:28.For Clarke it could be his final appearance at the tournament,
:09:29. > :09:40.Darren Clarke six exemption to this exclusive tournament runs out this
:09:41. > :09:48.year. That means a return to winning form will be required if he is to be
:09:49. > :09:52.invited back. Play well today! By the European Ryder Cup skipper has
:09:53. > :09:57.more on his mind this week. The captaincy is more important than my
:09:58. > :10:01.own golf and that properly shows but at the end of the day I don't want
:10:02. > :10:06.to go out to keep on playing poorly but my pride is hurt enough with the
:10:07. > :10:10.way I been playing lately so if a knocking a few parts and gain
:10:11. > :10:14.momentum I will get back playing how I should. I want to play well. It's
:10:15. > :10:19.trying to keep the frustration in control. It's more important that
:10:20. > :10:22.the team members play well this week than myself. Darren Clarke at some
:10:23. > :10:27.dip big decisions to make over the coming months. As his team take
:10:28. > :10:30.shape. At the moment there's a lot of guys that haven't played Ryder
:10:31. > :10:37.Cup before pushing hard for places. A lot of rookies. When you get into
:10:38. > :10:40.the meat of the season, the majors and the Championship events, that's
:10:41. > :10:45.when you explained your seasoned Vectra is the step up. They're
:10:46. > :10:49.playing better and playing the way they know they can play. There's a
:10:50. > :10:53.lot of guys playing well at the moment so interesting times. So
:10:54. > :10:58.Darren Fox focuses very much on later this year when he's planning
:10:59. > :11:01.to help Europe beat America. Here in the USA this week that the pressure
:11:02. > :11:04.off his hoping for a good performance at his 14th masters.
:11:05. > :11:06.Gaelic games, and in this evening's Ulster under-21 football final
:11:07. > :11:08.Monaghan beat reigning All-Ireland champions Tyrone by 13 points to 11.
:11:09. > :11:10.And they now advance to the All-Ireland semi-final
:11:11. > :11:24.And tomorrow's Good Morning Ulster programme will be looking
:11:25. > :11:27.at the loyalist protest on Twaddell Avenue in North Belfast
:11:28. > :11:34.Good Morning Ulster will ask if there is any end to the dispute.
:11:35. > :11:39.That's on BBC Radio Ulster starting at 6:30am.
:11:40. > :11:46.Time now to find out what the weather has in store.
:11:47. > :11:52.That was a crazy day of weather! Plenty of sunshine and showers
:11:53. > :11:55.through the day and are roller-coaster is not over. The
:11:56. > :12:00.showers continued tonight but by the time we get to the small hours we
:12:01. > :12:04.have a much more organised band of rain and that will deposit a good
:12:05. > :12:08.deal of rain across Northern Ireland. Ten to 20 millimetres in
:12:09. > :12:13.most places but we could see the whites of the mount in the most
:12:14. > :12:17.affected areas. That comes coupled with strong north-westerly breeze is
:12:18. > :12:21.so as we head into Thursday we will start off on a wet note with the
:12:22. > :12:26.showers continuing but it is going to get better. The remainder that
:12:27. > :12:29.front pulling out of the way by the time we get towards the drive to
:12:30. > :12:33.work and it is more sherry and through the day things improve. You
:12:34. > :12:38.can see what's happening, this low pressure is pulling away and it's
:12:39. > :12:41.taking the strongest winds across the Scotland and England. I shall we
:12:42. > :12:45.day, we get the clearance behind it and by the afternoon things are
:12:46. > :12:50.improving quite nicely. We see more in the way of breaks, high pressure
:12:51. > :12:55.builds and no showers and highs of ten or 11. A reasonably clear night
:12:56. > :13:01.and Thursday. There will be chilly on Friday morning. Chilly but drive.
:13:02. > :13:05.It is not going to stay that way because as we go through the morning
:13:06. > :13:10.the skies will cloud over from the worst. This weather front makes his
:13:11. > :13:13.way inside soggy end to the working week and it is looking pretty
:13:14. > :13:14.unsettled as we head towards this weekend.
:13:15. > :13:18.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25 in the morning during Breakfast
:13:19. > :13:22.You can also keep updated with News Online.