PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Abortion (20 December 2018)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abortions were performed after 20 weeks in each of the last five years.
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Answer
The following table shows legal abortions at 20 weeks gestation and over, for residents of England and Wales, 2013-17
Year | Total abortions | Number 20 weeks and over | % 20 weeks and over |
2013 | 185,331 | 2,753 | 1.5 |
2014 | 184,571 | 2,769 | 1.5 |
2015 | 185,824 | 2,877 | 1.5 |
2016 | 185,596 | 3,033 | 1.6 |
2017 | 192,900 | 3,564 | 1.8 |
Source: Department for Health and Social Care annual abortion statistics for England and Wales
Answered by:
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative)
10 January 2019
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