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.
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.