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Abortion Numbers in Scotland Rise Again Despite OTC Morning After Pill
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by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
May 29, 2007
Glasgow, Scotland (LifeNews.com) – The abortion figures in Scotland are on the rise again even though the nation allows the morning after pill to be sold over the counter. Abortion advocates there claimed the policy move would reduce abortion rates, but the new figures reveal the number of abortions done there has increased twice since it was adopted.
The Scotland government reported 13,081 abortions in 2006, up from 12,603 the previous year – an increase of nearly 3.8 percent
ENGLAND AND WALES(July 4 2006)(Pill available in 2000)
dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_4136852
In 2005, for women resident in England and Wales:
· the total number of abortions was 186,400, compared with 185,700 in 2004, a rise of 0.4%
WASHINGTON STATE USA(Pill available in March 1998)
doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/viewdown.htm
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LAST LINK ON THIS PAGE ---- ABORTIONS OCCURRING IN WASHINGTON CURRENT - TOTAL IS 25,369 not 24,162 as they are separate figures. Live births are also up.****
SCOTLAND
lifenews.com/int307.html
Abortion Numbers in Scotland Rise Again Despite OTC Morning After Pill
Email this article Printer friendly page
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
May 29, 2007
Glasgow, Scotland (LifeNews.com) – The abortion figures in Scotland are on the rise again even though the nation allows the morning after pill to be sold over the counter. Abortion advocates there claimed the policy move would reduce abortion rates, but the new figures reveal the number of abortions done there has increased twice since it was adopted.
The Scotland government reported 13,081 abortions in 2006, up from 12,603 the previous year – an increase of nearly 3.8 percent
ENGLAND AND WALES(July 4 2006)(Pill available in 2000)
dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_4136852
In 2005, for women resident in England and Wales:
· the total number of abortions was 186,400, compared with 185,700 in 2004, a rise of 0.4%
WASHINGTON STATE USA(Pill available in March 1998)
doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/viewdown.htm
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LAST LINK ON THIS PAGE ---- ABORTIONS OCCURRING IN WASHINGTON CURRENT - TOTAL IS 25,369 not 24,162 as they are separate figures. Live births are also up.****