Abortion
(asked on 23rd June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were performed with respect to pregnancies with gestations of 24 weeks or more in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
This question was answered on 30th June 2014
The number of abortions of 24 weeks or more for the years 2011-2013 are as follows:
Abortions for gestation of 24 weeks and over, residents of England and Wales
Year | Number of abortions where gestation has exceeded its 24thweek |
2011 | 146 |
2012 | 160 |
2013 | 190 |