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Written question asked by Mary Glindon (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 April 2021. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Surgery: Foetuses

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many surgeries were performed by the NHS on foetuses under 20 weeks' gestation in each year for the last five years; and how many (a) of those surgeries and (b) surgeries on foetuses over 20 weeks' gestation used fetal pain relief.

Answer

The Department does not hold the information requested.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
180494
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Death NHS Pain Surgery Foetuses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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