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<p>The Government plans to ensure that arrangements for free travel for women, including
minors, travelling to England from Northern Ireland to undergo an abortion will reflect
the system which applies in England. Therefore, the arrangements to provide abortions
in England for women from Northern Ireland will include travel and, where appropriate,
accommodation for all those who meet the appropriate eligibility criteria. Under 16s
can access sexual health care without parental consent, provided the criteria as set
out in Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority (1985) are met.</p>
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