A Co Down man who was born with a cleft lip and palate is urging people to back a national campaign to close a loophole in the law that allows babies with the same birth defect to be aborted.
Lawyer and charity boss David Smyth (37), a father-of-three who lives near Hillsborough, says it is unthinkable that babies are being aborted due to having a cleft lip or palate.