How online abortion pills are tested

Newsbeat ordered some abortion pills online to have them tested and find out what the ingredients were.

It's following concern over women, mainly in Northern Ireland, turning to the internet to have a termination.

The Government's health advisor, the MRHA, has told Newsbeat it can be dangerous as there is no way of knowing exactly what is in the pills.

The website Newsbeat ordered the tablets from didn't ask for any medical information, just credit card details.

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