on average how many abortions are there in Northern Ireland every year?

Answer 1

here's a good quote from http://www.fpa.org.uk/about/info/abortion.htm

Northern Ireland (see separate factsheet on abortion in Northern Ireland for more detail)

Law

The 1967 Abortion Act does not extend to Northern Ireland, and women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to an NHS abortion in Great Britain.
Abortion is only legal in exceptional circumstances – if the life or the mental or physical health of the woman is at serious or grave risk. In the absence of clear guidelines, the law remains ambiguous and the provision of abortion is often determined by the moral views of individual doctors or by an unwillingness to test the law.
In June 2001, fpa won the right to the first Judicial Review of medical practice relating to abortion and the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland. The Review took place in March 2002 and in July 2002 Mr Justice Kerr concluded that the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) was not failing in its statutory duty to issue guidelines, but he thought it prudent if they did. fpa immediately lodged an appeal and in October 2004 Belfast High Court of Appeal ruled that the DHSSPS had failed to perform its statutory duties. In response to this, in 2005 the DHSSPS instigated a formal investigation into the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland, which is ongoing.
Statistics

In 2004/05, 64 women had a medical abortion in Northern Ireland (defined by the DHSSPS as ‘the interruption of pregnancy for legally acceptable, medically approved indications’)11.
No statistics are available to indicate the age of the women, the legal grounds, where the abortion was carried out, the stage of pregnancy or the type of abortion.
In 2005, 1,164 women travelled to England for an abortion9. This figure, based on the addresses given by clients, is likely to be an underestimate.
Over half (52%) of those travelling to England were in their twenties, and one in six (17.7%) were aged under 20.
86% of these abortions were carried out under 13 weeks gestation and 60% under ten weeks.

Answer 2

12

Answer 3

42

Answer 4

Those stats are intersting, merrychristmas, but it only tells half a story.

I wonder how many who aren't in those stats had illegal back street abortions, or tried to do it themselves. How many have now lost that gift of childbirth because of botched jobs. How many deliberatly got into fights, or asked friends to punch them in the stomach. and how many suicides have happened because of unwanted pregnancy and it's effects.

Pro choice is not pro abortion. It's a necessity in order to prevent even more trauma and illegal butchers carrying out awful procedures and women doing irreparable damage to themselves.

Nobody is pro abortion.

Answer 5

I wish people could understand how wonderful children are. I'de kill myself to save my baby. And what my friend would do to have hers back....