The Northern Ireland Secretary of State will be meeting with health trusts to ensure services can be provided
An announcement that the UK Government will commission abortion services for women in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by campaigners.
In a statement, he said: "Three years on from the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland, we will be ensuring the commissioning of abortion services by the UK Government. "The UK Government will ensure appropriate funding is available to enable healthcare professionals to take the necessary steps to ensure that essential training and recruitment of staff can progress, and services can be implemented."
Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International UK’s Northern Ireland Deputy Director, said: "Today’s announcement marks a critical step towards ending the denial of abortion healthcare. Westminster has yet again had to intervene to ensure people aren’t denied their right to abortion, exposing the clear failure of Health Minister Robin Swann to protect and support women and healthcare professionals.
Alliance for Choice added they're "relieved" to hear of the progress in service provision on abortion. While individual health trusts offer services on an ad hoc basis, the Department of Health has yet to centrally commission the services due to a political impasse at Stormont on the issue.
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