Abortion

(asked on 12th September 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortion-related complications have occurred at clinics run by (a) the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and (b) Marie Stopes International in each year from July 2015 to July 2017.


Answered by
Jackie Doyle-Price Portrait
Jackie Doyle-Price
This question was answered on 9th October 2017

The number of abortions with complications, by provider, for England and Wales residents from July 2015 to December 2016 is set out in the following table:

Number of procedures with a complication

July 2015 to June 2016

July 2016 to December 2016

Total: July 2015 to December 2016

British Pregnancy Advisory Service

3

1

4

Marie Stopes International

5

12

17

Notes:

Complications include haemorrhage, uterine perforation and/or sepsis and are those reported up to the time of discharge from the place of termination.

Data is not available for 2017.

The number of abortions, by provider, for England and Wales residents from 2011 to 2016 is set out below:

British Pregnancy Advisory Service

Marie Stopes International

2011

53,028

54,105

2012 1

55,522

54,982

2013

55,261

57,542

2014

56,847

57,633

2015

57,699

60,670

2016

60,896

59,685

Note:

1 Figures for 2012 have been estimated, due to missing clinic information.

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