2019 abortion statistics

Every baby deserves be wanted and loved - sadly this is never going to be true of every case, and if abortions were more restricted I dare say there would be more who weren’t wanted.

I know a few people who have agonised over the decision, and felt sad and guilty about it for many years afterwards.

I know of others who’ve had an abortion with barely a second thought, inc. one who aborted simply because the baby was the ‘wrong’ sex. Hearing about that did appal me, but maybe it was still preferable to having a baby that wasn’t wanted. In any case, I would still defend a mother’s right to choos.

I’m still haunted by a birth announcement in the paper many years ago: ‘To X and Y, a fifth and final daughter.’
Just that.
No prizes for guessing how at least one parent felt about that poor little baby. I’ve often thought about her.

Unacceptable !! In this day and age of multiple contraceptives.

MrsHappy is, in the face of all this opposition, brave to voice her opinions. That’s what they are - her opinions - allow her to have them without castigating her.

^ I am pro choice but can still be shocked at the numbers.^

I can't help feeling that you'd have been better to keep the 'shock' to yourself, Mrs Happy. This seems to be a pointless thread.

annsixty My friend felt the same and her daughter went on to have an operation and, apart from a small scar, is absolutely fine.

However, there are a couple of conditions (I guess they can be Googled), where a cleft lip/palate is a sign of something much more serious, involving physical and mental disability. That's why my friend had further tests.

Mrs Happy cn I suggest you do some research into what happened before abortion was made legal. I suggest you begin with the film Vera Drake. There were hundreds if not thousands of illegal back street abortions, women died because of them. Of course if you were rich you could have an operation discreetly in a private clinic. Women have always had abortions, they will always have abortions all we can do as a civilised society is to make sure they are done safely and the woman is well supported. And accusing them of killing babies is not supportive or helpful.

My GD who lives with me and looks after me was born with an horrendous cleft lip and palate.
The thought that that she may have been aborted fills me with absolute horror.

Nope! You are judgmental IMO.

Why bring up black women? The figures are copied from government stats not made up by me. Seems you have the issues.

BTW Cleft palate can be a sign of serious syndromes affecting mental and physical development. A friend of mine had a child with a mild cleft palate. It was picked up in one of her routine scans and she then went on to have further tests, which fortunately ruled out the other syndromes.

Do any of you see the irony of accusing me of being judgemental?
I copied the stats and asked why there were so many abortions. I am pro choice but can still be shocked at the numbers.

SueDonim, I agree with your comment about the difficulties some black women have in accessing contraception and other medical support. I hope you didn't think I was supporting the OPs comment, which I saw as a being particularly critical of black women.
This seems increasingly to be a ProLife attack on any woman who finds herself in the difficult position of an unplanned pregnancy. Even more difficult, decisions at that early stage about the level of potentially life threatening disability.

MrsHappy you’ve repeatedly referred to the “high number”
of abortions, but we don’t know what percentage of the sexually active female population it refers to which is relevant since the population of this country has been continually rising.
For example if you talk in terms of numbers only, they can’t be usefully compared with a decade ago. For a good while now there have been more people coming to live in the UK than emigrating and many are young.

It's possible that limiting child benefit to two children might also have something to with it.

Cleft palate can be associated with other malformations that may cause someone to decide a TOP is the right option.

As for birth control, have you tried to access it lately, MrsHappy? Even before the shut down, Family Planning clinics have been closed down.

It’s well-nigh impossible to get a GP appointment for BC. Surgeries aren’t open at convenient times, women may not have transport available to them. My own daughter, who is a doctor, finds it hard to get a repeat prescription for her pill so how hard it must be for others less advantaged, I hate to think.

And how about men? They have a part to play, too. Why aren’t they using condoms?

No doubt if abortions weren’t available people would then complain about feckless women with six, seven or eight children and what a drain on the State they are, whilst ignoring the toll of women who died from illegal abortions.

MrsHappy

Summer love, not judgemental, my opinion.

What?!
I can’t make sense of this at all

* The stats are copied from the government website, I did not make them up. I judge no one, unlike you who is judging me. Frankly are you not more shocked that 15 babies were aborted for a cleft palate?

The point of this thread is that so many babies are being aborted when contraception is freely available, even the morning after pill for unexpected nights of passion*

No I am not shocked. Those mothers made a harrowing decision. Did you know all the health complications associated with cleft pallets or did you just straight up jump to condemnation?

You are horrible. You are judging and sticking your nose in the air saying oh not me doesn’t make you any less judgmental.

Who cares if women are risqué sex. It’s their bodies. They are being responsible by not bringing unwanted children into the world. Good for them! More people should think like them not judge them.

Summer love, not judgemental, my opinion.

Iam64. The stats are copied from the government website, I did not make them up. I judge no one, unlike you who is judging me. Frankly are you not more shocked that 15 babies were aborted for a cleft palate?

The point of this thread is that so many babies are being aborted when contraception is freely available, even the morning after pill for unexpected nights of passion

Just to add I am pro choice and have no issue with women having abortions

Thankfully, late abortions are few and far between and are usually due to the health of the mother or baby or both.

No babies are aborted. Fact.

Very late abortions are most definitely babies.

There are many preemies born at 23 weeks. Many survive and thrive. Our cut off is 24 weeks.

The earliest born that is alive and well today came into the world at under 22 weeks

edition.cnn.com/2017/11/08/health/premature-baby-21-weeks-survivor-profile/index.html

MrsHappy

Iam64
I have copied the stats from gov UK website. I make no judgement, unlike you judging me.
My point for this thread is the appalling numbers of babies being aborted. Contraception is freely available, including morning after pill for an unexpected night of passion. I know there are many reasons for abortions, but SO many?

How is this not judgemental?

No babies are aborted. Fact.

Abortion can never be used as contraception. You know because contraception by definition prevents a pregnancy.

A whole lot of women made decisions about their bodies Safely and with medical guidance. Unless your uterus was involved in that it has nothing to do with anyone.

Iam64
I have copied the stats from gov UK website. I make no judgement, unlike you judging me.
My point for this thread is the appalling numbers of babies being aborted. Contraception is freely available, including morning after pill for an unexpected night of passion. I know there are many reasons for abortions, but SO many?