Government rules that prevent women from Northern Ireland receiving free abortions on the NHS in England have been upheld by the High Court.
It follows a test case brought by a girl who couldn't access the service free of charge at home.
Most abortions are illegal in Northern Ireland unless the mother's life is in danger.
At London's High Court, Mr Justice King, said the differences in the legal position had "not surprisingly led to a steady stream" of pregnant women from Northern Ireland to England for terminations.
But he went on to say the duty of the Health Secretary is to work on health services in England and that it didn't extend "to persons who are ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland".
Development officer at the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in the country, Liam Gibson, spoke to Premier's Antony Bushfield.
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