Abortion
(asked on 20th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been an increase in the rate of abortions among women over the age of 24 since 2010, and if so, what assessment they have made of the cause.
This question was answered on 2nd February 2016
We have made no such assessment.
Rates of abortions for women aged 25 and over, England, 2010-2014
Year | Rate per thousand women |
2014 | 13.72 |
2013 | 13.43 |
2012 | 12.97 |
2011 | 13.30 |
2010 | 12.82 |
Source: Office for National Statistics