Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84395

Abortion: Ethnic Groups

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on abortion rates for (a) male and (b) female babies after 20 weeks by ethnicity.

Answer

Karin Smyth

In accordance with the Abortion Act 1967, registered medical practitioners must notify the Chief Medical Officer of abortions within 14 days. The Department collects information on abortions via the HSA4 abortion notification form. The form does not captu...

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