Information on abortions carried out in England and Wales in 2008 was released on 21 May 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
In the News
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May 21st, 2009
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May 21st, 2009
The UN?s Human Rights Council, friend to Islamists and tyrants everywhere, say political analysts.
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May 21st, 2009
Some Muslim groups in Germany want to live under Sharia law in Germany, according to a new study.
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May 21st, 2009
A devout Muslim mother of five has become one of the first mums in Britain to be jailed after forcing her two teenage daughters to marry their cousins.
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May 21st, 2009
The Church of Scotland is due to open its General Assembly amid controversy over the appointment of a gay church minister.
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May 21st, 2009
The number of abortions performed in England and Wales has fallen by 1.6%, official figures show.
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May 21st, 2009
Growing numbers of British couples desperate for children are travelling to India and paying women to give birth to their babies.
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May 21st, 2009
Repeat abortions have reached a record high, figures released today reveal.
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May 21st, 2009
"It?s up to you what you do with your own body,? goes the rhetoric. But when you dive away from abstractions into the real world of suffering and desire, things are not so simple.
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May 21st, 2009
A Yorkshire police force's push for equality was thrown into confusion when a survey of staff revealed that about 300 of them were planning, or had undergone, a sex change.