Abortion: Ethnic Groups
Commons · Question 84395 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Karin Smyth, 11 Nov 2025
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...