According to The Guardian, the pair's lawyers will argue that the refusal to provide free abortions for in their region women is "perverse and unlawful." They will also suggest that by failing to make abortions free for all UK citizens, Jeremy Hunt is failing in his responsibility to make NHS procedures reasonably available.

As it stands, abortions for women in Northern Ireland are illegal unless the pregnancy is likely to put the mother's life at risk. And earlier this year a bid for the termination law to include cases of fatal foetal abnormalities and pregnancy via sexual crime was rejected.

The mother-daughter duo have already been heard at High Court and Court of Appeal, but their challenge was unsuccessful. However, they've now been granted permission to appeal to supreme court.

Angela Jackman who has been representing A & B through their battle told The Guardian: “For women in Northern Ireland who are pregnant and seek a termination, the status quo is almost unbearable. I believe the legal arguments of the secretary of State are perverse and contrary to its international obligations.

"Many women face the choice between an unlawful termination using dangerous and illegal pills, with the prospect of prosecution to follow, or a costly journey to England where they must pay privately for an abortion. For many women, those costs are prohibitive.”

A Northern Irish teen is taking the NHS to court over abortion law