The teenager was 18 weeks pregnant and could have been treated in Northern Ireland, but was sent to London due to confusion by the booking provider over the services available. Abortion is available in Northern Ireland up to 24 weeks and pro-choice charity Alliance for Choice warned the teenager could be one of many women and girls who have travelled unnecessarily. The 18-year-old, whom the BBC is calling Olivia to protect her anonymity, was getting ready to sit her A-levels when she had the abortion in 2025. Before the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland in 2019, thousands of women travelled every year to get a termination. Campbell said Alliance For Choice believed from the 2023 figures that there were "way more people travelling than there should be". Alliance Party health spokesperson Nuala McAllister said she was "surprised" and "concerned" by the number of women who travelled in 2023.