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Radio 4,28 May 2021,15 mins,

Contains language which some may find offensive.

Available for 135 days

Bess wakes up in a hospital bed after she, and her friend Eshal, tried to end her pregnancy at home. Faced with the enormity of what she has done, Bess now has to cope with visits from doctors, social workers and her foster families as she tries to come to terms with her situation. The kindness she craves comes from an unexpected source. Careless by Kirsty Capes is read by Abbie Andrews. The abridger is Katrin Williams, produced by Nicola Holloway.

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