Anti-abortion group Spuc argues it should be for Stormont politicians to decide on the matter.
Northern Ireland's abortion laws changed in 2020 after Westminster acted during the absence of devolutionA challenge to the government's legal authority to establish abortion services in Northern Ireland is under way in the Court of Appeal.
He said the secretary of state "remains obliged to do so where it appears to him further changes in the law of Northern Ireland are necessary or appropriate for complying with his duties".Anti-abortion group Spuc took its initial challenge in 2021, after Mr Lewis, who was then secretary of state,His successor, Chris Heaton-Harris, has said he remains committed to putting the services in place.
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