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Written question asked by Joe Benton (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2014. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Abortion

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many repeat abortions were performed on women aged (a) 25 to 30, (b) 30 to 35, (c) 35 to 40, (d) 40 to 45 and (e) 45 years and over by gestation in weeks; and how many abortions those women had previously undergone.

Answer

The following tables show repeat abortions for women aged 25 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 40 to 44 and 44 years and over by gestation in weeks and the number of previous abortions, 2013. The age groups presented are in line with published data. This allows the number of previous abortions to be presented in as much detail as possible without the need for further grouping to protect patient confidentiality.

Table 1: Repeat abortions to women aged 25 - 29 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013

Gestation (weeks)

Number of previous abortions

Under 10

10-12

13-19

20 and over

Total

1

10,877

1,636

822

121

13,456

2

3,427

536

275

42

4,280

3

880

129

70

10

1,089

4 or more

358

56

30

3

447

Note: The number of abortions for women who have had four or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.

Table 2: Repeat abortions to women aged 30 - 34 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013

Gestation (weeks)

Number of previous abortions

Under 10

10-12

13-19

20 and over

Total

1

8,283

1,083

548

79

9,993

2

2,723

428

201

26

3,378

3

729

131

58

6

924

4 or more

335

59

29

3

426

Note: The number of abortions for women who have had four or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.

Table 3: Repeat abortions to women aged 35 - 39 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013

Gestation (weeks)

Number of previous abortions

Under 10

10-12

13-19

20 and over

Total

1

4,922

639

325

53

5,939

2

1,558

232

118

13

1,921

3 or more

635

92

47

5

779

Note: The number of abortions for women who have had 3 or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.

Table 4: Repeat abortions to women aged 40 - 44 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013

Gestation (weeks)

Number of previous abortions

Under 10

10-12

13-19

20 and over

Total

1

1,956

234

167

20

2,377

2

615

72

55

2

744

3 or more

228

37

16

2

283

Note: The number of abortions for women who have had three or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.

Table 5: Repeat abortions to women aged 44 and over by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013

Gestation (weeks)

Number of previous abortions

Under 10

10-12

13-19

20 and over

Total

1 or more

256

16

15

4

291

Note: The number of abortions for women who have had one or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
205990
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Abortion
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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