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50 Questions About Abortion: 22 – At what gestational age are most abortions performed in Scotland?

16Jun17

This year is the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act in the UK. Sr Roseann is answering 50 questions about abortion, to mark the 50th anniversary. Question 22: “At what gestational age are most abortions performed in Scotland?”


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2016 Abortion Statistics for Scotland

03Jun17

Number of abortions: 12,063 abortions were carried out in Scotland in 2016 (11.6 per 1000 women), a similar number as in 2015 (12,134 abortions). The rate of abortion in England and Wales is higher (17.0 per 1000 women). In 1968, when the Abortion Act was implemented, there were 1500 abortions. The number of abortions then […]


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