Improving knowledge regarding abortions performed on Irish women in the UK

Abstract

This report provides an historical analysis of abortion data relating to residents of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales over the period 1975 – 2005. The detailed analysis in this report provides the Crisis Pregnancy Agency and those reviewing the report, with an insight into how abortion patterns may vary across countries and how they have changed over time. Data for women from Ireland are based on those whotravelled to UK abortion clinics and supplied Irish addresses. The analyses in this report are based on data notifications held by the Department of Health in the UK