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Abortions in England and Wales have reached a record high, with providers and doctors pointing to the rising cost of living and limited access to contraception.
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00:00Abortions in England and Wales have reached a record high, with providers and doctors
00:05pointing to the rising cost of living and limited access to contraception.
00:10Government figures released on Thursday show abortions increased by 11% in 2023 compared
00:16with the previous year. The age-standardised abortion rate stood at 23.0 abortions per
00:231,000 women, the highest level since the Abortion Act was introduced in 1967. Katie Saxon, Chief
00:31Strategic Communications Officer at BPAS, one of the UK's largest abortion providers, said these
00:36figures reflect the first full year of abortion care during the cost of living crisis, which is
00:41essential context for understanding the rise in abortion rates.
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