At around 5am this morning two women travelled from Ireland to England to secure an abortion.

The anonymous woman and her friend have been live tweeting their journey all day today from a Twitter account entitled @TwoWomenTravel. We have been following the journey of these two women intently at Her.ie, with the specific purpose of providing a platform for those who are denied basic human rights in this country. According to Twitter, the two women have returned from the clinic and are safe and resting. Here is an overview of their story, told by the women themselves. https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766835396202430464 The women boarded their flight at 6am https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766863954186469376 'We make this journey in stern solidarity with all our Irish sisters who have gone before us' https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766890569872334848 By 8.30 am they had arrived in the UK. https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766898723217694720   https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766929518690983936   https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766934406250520576 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766961443594010624 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766962176854753280 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766962924447469568 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/766964619307016192 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/767013312060162052 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/767020530708996102 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/767029102054346752 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/767033946760708097 https://twitter.com/TwoWomenTravel/status/767045926947094528 Today, the issue of abortion trended globally, with respected media outlets such as The Guardian, reporting the travels of these two Irish women.  New York Magazine also covered the story, highlighting an issue that has remained hidden for so many years in Irish culture. The tweets garnered much attention online which were mostly positive. British television personality James Corden tweeted his support. https://twitter.com/JKCorden/status/766903540069507072 Whilst prominent Irish women openly cried for help from Twitter. https://twitter.com/roisiningle/status/733815695113211905   https://twitter.com/UnaMullally/status/766969697673809920 https://twitter.com/TaraFlynn/status/766916538024599552 https://twitter.com/tomdoorley/status/767057266935758848 https://twitter.com/Donal_OKeeffe/status/767054677380849666 https://twitter.com/grainne_seoige/status/767024294715072513 And of course there were the negative comments, that overwhelmingly centred on our Facebook page. To which, our writer wrote a powerful opinion piece, which you can read all about below. As much as the Irish Government is failing women by forcing them to travel elsewhere for an abortion, please spare a thought for the many many migrant women, who can not leave this country but still need access to safe and legal abortions. Our solidarity is also with them. READ MORE