World Abortion Policies 2007 provides up-to-date information on the legal status of induced abortion for the 195 Member and non-Member States of the United Nations.
The fertility rate for England and Wales has hit its highest level since 1980 as more women in their late 30s and 40s have babies, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
New research into public attitudes to abortion shows that 63% of adults in the UK agreed that ‘if a woman wants an abortion, she should not have to continue with her pregnancy’, while 18% disagreed.
The UK government on 10 October published Health Challenge England: Next Steps for Choosing Health, and Health Profile of England, mapping out the public health records within the country.