Thread by @MaeveMuses

Did you ever wonder where all the statistics on #abortion in Britain came from?

The UK government actually publishes detailed statistics on abortion each year. You can read the 2019 stats yourself here...

gov.uk/government/sta…

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207,384 abortions in 2019 alone!

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This figure of 207,384 abortions is a record high, despite falling # of conceptions💔

(pg 4 + Table 1)

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40% of abortions were repeat abortions.

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83,624 of women who had abortions had at least one previous abortion, 88 women had 8 or more💔

(Sec. 2.22 + Table 2/4b)

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Most abortions at request of mother, under guise of mental health risks.

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202,975 (98%) Ground C, most for unspecified mental disorder

(Sec. 2.11-2.12, Table 7b)

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3,183 disability-selective abortions performed in 2019.

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Ground E: Risk a child may be "seriously handicapped" permits abortion up to birth💔

(Sec 2.13, Table 9)

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Down's Syndrome (656), Cleft lip/palate (17) & Cystic Fybrosis (12) among reasons for 3,183 abortions

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No time limit on these abortions

(Sec 2.13-2.19, Table 9a)

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96% of 1,717 abortions at 22 wks+ involved stopping fetal heart before/during procedure.

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Feticide recommended at 22 wks+(to avoid live birth)

(Sec 2.31, Tb 7/9)

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Reduction of 57% in abortions for Irish women *before* #repealedthe8th, likely undone now 💔

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Women travelling steadily dropped from 2001 (6,673) to 2018 (2,879)

(Fig 6, pg 16)

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Drop from 2,879 to 375 women travelling from Ireland to Britain for abortion.

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This indicates @HSELive likely ended thousands of tiny lives in 2019

(2.40 + T12a)

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277 unborn children from Ireland >12 wks gestation were aborted in Britain in 2019 💔

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79 abortions at 20 wks+, close to/beyond viability...

(Table 12e)

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59% *more* babies from Ireland with Down's Syndrome were aborted in Britain in 2019 (27) than 2018 (17).

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(versus a drop of 87% for Irish abortions)

(Table 12f)

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Most deprived areas have double the abortion rate of least deprived areas.

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Yet Irish govt pushes abortion rather than supports💔

(S 2.43)
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Irish stats only required to record minimal data - 4 items.

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British stats make sobering reading but at least can help inform public policy #SupportNotAbortion

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Previous screenshot was from Section 20 (Notifications) of the Irish Abortion Legislation:
oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/…

(Act 31 of 2018)
Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 (Bill 105 of 2018)

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