What should a carer do if putting the welfare of a child first conflicts with their own religious beliefs?
A foster carer from the Midlands recalls how she found her strong principles on abortion challenged.
I have been a foster carer for teenage girls for 17 years. Ten years ago, a 14-year-old pregnant girl was placed with me, my remit to see her through pregnancy with her agreeing that the baby would go for adoption.
Her home circumstances were difficult and a court case was pending: an adult neighbour was accused of sexual abuse and Satanic rituals with which this young girl and her family had been involved.
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