Written questions

Misoprostol: Death

Lords · Question HL13885 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Porter of Spalding

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 27 November 2025 (HL12262), why annual totals of reports they have received via the HSA4 abortion notification form of women who have died within 14 days of taking at-hom

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 11 Feb 2026

The Department continues to review the release of abortion statistics, to ensure the trustworthiness, quality, and value of these statistics, and also to mitigate the disclosure of sensitive information. Following the 2023 abortion statistics publication,...