UK Killed Almost 300,000 Babies in Abortions in 2023

Abortion numbers reached a record high in 2023, with an estimated 299,614 abortions taking place across the United Kingdom.

Abortion statistics released by the Department of Health and Social Care this morning show the highest number of abortions ever recorded in England and Wales, with 278,740 taking place in 2023, an increase of 26,618 (10.56%) from 2022.

When added to the record 18,242 abortions that took place in Scotland in 2023 and the record 2,632 estimated number of abortions that took place in Northern Ireland in 2023 (see footnotes for calculations and sources), this takes the estimated total number of abortions across the United Kingdom for 2023 to a record 299,614. ---More...