Liverpool occupies an important position in the story of abortion in Ireland. Since the 1970s activist groups in Liverpool have offered accommodation and other support to women travelling from Ireland seeking abortions and Liverpool Women's Hospital is the only health provider directly referenced in political debates on Irish women's right to abortion. However, little is known about the 'Liverpool perspective'. Questions remain over what Irish women travelling to Liverpool experience, how th ey are supported, and their impact on health provision in the city. As a result the full ramifications of the 'abortion traffic' created by the legal restrictions in Northern and Southern Ireland are unclear. This project seeks to address this gap in knowledge. Bringing together historical, sociological and clinical perspectives, it begins a discussion of the Liverpool-Ireland Abortion Corridor as a socio-cultural phenomenon with implications for clinical practice. The funding will suppo rt a small scoping study of the LIAC and four symposia (in Liverpool, Dublin and Belfast) over a period of one year. This will establish an international, cross-disciplinary network and initiate a larger exploration of the historical, medical, socio-spatial, cultural, legal and political contours of the LIAC.