Britain’s highest court ruled Thursday that Northern Ireland’s near-total ban on abortions is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. The ruling by Britain’s Supreme Court won’t require a change in Northern Ireland’s laws, but pro-choice activists say it’s a step toward forcing the government of Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May to intervene. This is Grainne Teggart, Northern Ireland campaigner for Amnesty International.

Grainne Teggart: “Theresa May must now demonstrate that, like us, she trusts all women in the U.K. and that she will end the inequity that women in Northern Ireland face. They should not have to travel to the rest of the U.K. for this healthcare. So we will continue to pressure government to change the law to enable free, safe and legal abortions in Northern Ireland.”