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| Abortion numbers increase again | Abortion numbers increase again |
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| The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006. | The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006. |
| There was also a rise in the under-16 abortion rate, to 3.9 per 1,000 women, and among under-18s to 18.2 per 1,000. | There was also a rise in the under-16 abortion rate, to 3.9 per 1,000 women, and among under-18s to 18.2 per 1,000. |
| Abortion has been steadily increasing since it was legalised 40 years ago and the issue remains controversial. | Abortion has been steadily increasing since it was legalised 40 years ago and the issue remains controversial. |
| The Royal College of Obstetricians said any rise was "disappointing" and showed a failure to deal with the problem of unplanned pregnancy. | The Royal College of Obstetricians said any rise was "disappointing" and showed a failure to deal with the problem of unplanned pregnancy. |
| The abortion rate was highest, at 35 per 1,000, for women aged 19. | The abortion rate was highest, at 35 per 1,000, for women aged 19. |
| A rise in the number of abortions is not the problem in itself - the real problem is the number of woman experiencing unintended pregnancy Ann FurediBritish Pregnancy Advisory Service Abortion: An emotive issue | |
| Three out of ten terminations were carried out using an "abortion pill" - up from 24% of the total in 2005. | Three out of ten terminations were carried out using an "abortion pill" - up from 24% of the total in 2005. |
| Some 89% of abortions were carried out at under 13 weeks gestation, with 68% carried out in the first ten weeks of a pregnancy. | Some 89% of abortions were carried out at under 13 weeks gestation, with 68% carried out in the first ten weeks of a pregnancy. |
| Two thousands abortions - 1% of the total - were carried out on the grounds that the child would be born disabled. | Two thousands abortions - 1% of the total - were carried out on the grounds that the child would be born disabled. |
| Attitudes changing | Attitudes changing |
| Ann Furedi, chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which provides contraception and abortion services, said: "Increasingly, women expect to be able to plan their families, and they cannot do this through contraception alone. | Ann Furedi, chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which provides contraception and abortion services, said: "Increasingly, women expect to be able to plan their families, and they cannot do this through contraception alone. |
| "Contraception sometimes fails and sometimes we fail to use it properly. | "Contraception sometimes fails and sometimes we fail to use it properly. |
| "Women will always need the option of abortion if their usual birth control has let them down." | "Women will always need the option of abortion if their usual birth control has let them down." |
| Ms Furedi said social attitudes to abortion were also changing, with more people understanding that becoming a parent was a significant social resonsibility that not everybody was in a position to accept. | Ms Furedi said social attitudes to abortion were also changing, with more people understanding that becoming a parent was a significant social resonsibility that not everybody was in a position to accept. |
| "A rise in the number of abortions is not the problem in itself - the real problem is the number of woman experiencing unintended pregnancy. | "A rise in the number of abortions is not the problem in itself - the real problem is the number of woman experiencing unintended pregnancy. |
| "For some of these, abortion will be the solution to the very serious problem of being faced with an unplanned, unwanted pregnancy." | "For some of these, abortion will be the solution to the very serious problem of being faced with an unplanned, unwanted pregnancy." |