United Kingdom had record number of abortions in 2019
More abortions were performed in the United Kingdom in 2019 than in any previous year since the procedure was legalized in 1967, according to a new report.
The U.K. Department of Health and Social Care released its annual update on abortion procedure statistics for England and Wales last Thursday.
According to the report, there were 207,384 abortions performed on women living in England and Wales in 2019, the largest number since the 1967 Abortion Act was passed.