Baroness Gould of Potternewton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Gould of Potternewton on 2016-01-20.
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.
Lord Prior of Brampton
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
