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Abortion

Asked by Sammy WilsonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 27 June 2025UIN 57623

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) charges, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions for unlawful abortion there have been in England and Wales in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Jess Phillips

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to MP Mr Gregory Campbell East of Londonderry, Democratic Unionist Party on 5 June 2025.

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