Help! I need an abortion NOW!

NI Direct have guidelines on getting an abortion in Northern Ireland.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/abortion-services

Please request a consultation or call the
British Pregnancy Advisory Service on 03457 30 40 30.

There is currently up to a 5 day wait for call backs from the 1st contact.
Once you get the consultation call, your appointment should be in a couple of days.

As of Oct 2023, all HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland offer medical abortion
where the pregnancy is under 12 weeks.
MVA is also available across all trusts for those who cannot take the pills.
As of December 2023 the SE trust will be offering abortion beyond 12 weeks.
Starting at 18 weeks then 20 weeks - it should be 24 weeks eventually but they are phasing it in stages.

Any Questions? Call our abortion Doulas on 07505096576 or 07894063965.
They can offer practical help, guidance on your options, accompaniment and transport, as well as link ups with
partner orgs for other wrap around services including translation and counselling.

Around the world millions of people take abortion pills at home safely.
1 in 3 women & people who can get pregnant will have at least one abortion in their lifetime.

Northern Ireland Direct Website

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/abortion-services

Links and phone numbers

• Abortion Support Network - 07897 611593 - https://www.asn.org.uk/contact-us/

• Abortion Talk - +44 (0) 3330909266 - https://www.abortiontalk.com/ A free pro-choice hotline for you to talk about your abortion experiences and decisions

• Alliance for Choice - 07397 902774 - alliancechoice4@gmail.com We can help you with any question about abortion in NI and beyond

• BPAS - 0300 500 8086 - northern-ireland-funded-abortion-treatment/ The British Pregnancy Advice Service

• My Options Ireland: 0035316877044 Outside of Republic of Ireland: 00353 59 916 5066 - Information from: https://www2.hse.ie/abortion/

• Informing Choices NI - 028 9031 6100 - https://informingchoicesni.org/ - for counselling only at present

• Lucht Cabhrach Abortion Doulas for NI - 07505096576 or 07894063965 - An abortion doula provides emotional support before, during or after an abortion.

• MSI Reproductive Choices - 0345 300 8090 - (MSI no longer provide a booking line for NI)

• Nexus NI - Northern Ireland's 24 hour Domestic and Sexual Abuse helpline for male and female victims survivors, worried friends, family and professionals

• Women Help Women - https://consult.womenhelp.org/en/get-abortion-pills

• Women on Web - https://www.womenonweb.org/en/i-need-an-abortion

Safe access zones

Safe access zones are in place at health care premises providing lawful abortion services.
It is illegal for women accessing these services and staff working at the premises to be impeded, recorded,
influenced or to be caused harassment, alarm or distress within the safe access zone areas.
There are eight safe access zones in Northern Ireland. 

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