Official statistics have shown that 12 abortions were carried out in Northern Ireland between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018.

The data was published Monday by Northern Ireland’s Department of Health ahead of a meeting of the Women and Equalities Committee as part of its inquiry into the abortion law in Northern Ireland.

More than 900 women travelled to England and Wales during the same period, according to Amnesty International Ireland.

Now that abortion is available in the Republic, women in the North will be able to travel south of the border to end their pregnancies.

In the North, abortion is available only where there is a risk to the life of the mother, or a risk of long-term and serious harm to the mother.