By Q Radio News
Belfast Marie Stopes Clinic will shut at the end of this week.
It's faced opposition from pro-life campaigners since it opened 5 years ago.
The organisation's Managing Director says the decision follows the UK Government's ground-breaking move to fund abortions for Northern Irish women in England.
Green Party MLA Clare Bailey said: "While I am saddened that this local provision has ended, the clinic achieved so much in the past five years by providing reproductive healthcare so vitally needed here, but also in keeping the abortion needs of women and girls in Northern Ireland on the political agenda"
Adding, "The fact that women and girls from here can now access abortion in England for free has clearly impacted on the service. I am proud of my time as clinic escort, and to have been part of such a transformative movement."
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