Get Help – I’m in Northern Ireland
Abortion services are available in Northern Ireland up to 24 weeks, and over 24 weeks in limited circumstances.
For more information on abortion care in Northern Ireland, please visit NI Direct: Abortion services | nidirect
Accessing Abortion in Northern Ireland
There are two types of abortion, Medical and Surgical.
Medical abortion is available for pregnancies up to 24 weeks (and over 24 weeks in limited circumstances). Surgical abortion is available for up to 21 weeks and six days.
If you are between 22 and 24 weeks pregnant and you need a surgical abortion, you can get one free in England. You will not have to pay for travel and accommodation. This will be arranged through a HSC Trust and will be discussed at your consultation.
Accessing abortion in Northern Ireland
Abortion services are provided by HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland. BPAS will refer you to your local Trust for a consultation to discuss your options. Contact BPAS to:
- Request a consultation online
- phone: 0345 730 4030
Crisis/Rogue Pregnancy Centres
Crisis / rogue pregnancy centres in Northern Ireland
There are a number of unregulated private clinics, known as ‘crisis pregnancy centres’ or ‘pregnancy choice clinics’ operating in Northern Ireland. These clinics (including the Stanton clinic) are not abortion clinics and cannot refer you to abortion services.
Safe Access Zones in Northern Ireland
If you are worried about attending your appointment, be reassured that you will be treated with dignity and respect by staff and like all healthcare, will be completely confidential.
Safe Access Zones have been introduced to ensure that you can attend your appointment free of harassment from anti choice protestors. The safe access zones cover all 5 Health and Social Care Trusts. The zones are:
- Southern Trust – Craigavon Area Hospital – 100m
- Southern Trust – Daisy Hill Hospital – 130m
- Belfast Trust – College Street – 130m
- Belfast Trust – Bradbury Wellbeing and Treatment Centre – 150m
- Northern Trust – Causeway Hospital – 100m
- Western Trust – Altnagelvin Hospital – 100m
- South Eastern Trust – Lagan Valley Hospital – 100m
- South Eastern Trust – Ulster Hospital – 100m
Need more help?
If you are told you need to travel and that you are ineligible for NHS funding, please contact us and we will see if we are able to provide support.
Alliance for Choice in Northern Ireland are expert in helping people navigate the NI system.
Informing Choices NI are a free and non judgemental service who can support you with advice and counselling. You can self-refer by calling 02890 316100
We will do our best to return all voicemails, texts and emails within two days. Our helpline is staffed by volunteers and we can’t always answer the phone. If we do not answer, please leave a voicemail with your phone number.
ASN does not ask clients how they got pregnant or why they want abortions. Our only criteria are financial need and how much funding we have available.
Need to cover your tracks?
Web
If you think someone is monitoring your internet usage, your safest option is to access the internet from a neutral place such as a friend’s house, your work, an internet cafe or local library.
If you don’t want anyone to know that you have visited this (or any) website, you can delete your browser web history or use Private Browsing mode, which does not store any web history. You may also want to delete your search history from Google, or use DuckDuckGo, a search engine that doesn’t track you.
Be aware that the owner or administrator of the computer may still be able to monitor websites you visit.
If you want to email us without leaving a copy in your Sent folder, use the form on our Contact Us page. Please make sure to include your email address and/or phone number.
Phone
If you have an itemised bill the phone number will show, but not the name of our organisation. If you need to hide the fact that you’ve called one of our numbers, then consider using an international calling service or a calling card.