Abortion: Lancashire
(asked on 13th September 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions (a) overall and (b) in cases where Down's syndrome had been identified were carried out at each (i) NHS hospital, (ii) clinic and (iii) surgery in Lancashire in 2015.
Abortions in England and Wales are performed in National Health Service hospitals and in registered clinics only. Numbers of Down’s syndrome cases are too small to release by hospital so a total for all Lancashire hospitals has been provided.
Total abortions performed in Lancashire hospitals, and those with a primary diagnosis of Down’s syndrome, residents of England and Wales, 2015
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| Total abortions |
NHS Hospital |
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| Blackpool Pregnancy Advisory Service | 211 |
| Blackpool Victoria Hospital | 30 |
| Ormskirk and District General Hospital | 391 |
| Royal Lancaster Infirmary | 229 |
| Royal Preston Hospital | 30 |
Independent Clinic |
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| Marie Stopes International Preston Centre | 647 |
| Marie Stopes International Whitegate Health Centre | 480 |
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| Other Lancashire Hospitals | 4 |
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| Total | 2,022 |
Of the abortions performed at Lancashire Hospitals, six were recorded as being performed because of Down’s syndrome in the fetus.