Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Two registered medical practitioners must certify that the required medical grounds have been met.
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- None
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN) or another physician.
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN, another physician, midwife or nurse under physician supervision.
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: National statistics, Department of Health (Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2020) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020
includes residents and non-residents
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: ()
Source:
Abortions performed “on request”: % ()
Source:
Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: National statistics, Department of Health (Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2020) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020
includes residents only
Induced abortions per gestational age
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source: National statistics, Department of Health (Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2020) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020
Residents of England and Wales
Place of abortion
Source: National statistics, Department of Health (Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2020) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020
Residents of England and Wales
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2020, among women who had induced abortion:
- 99% lived in England or Wales
- 42% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 30,7 years of age (2020)
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023