Abortion

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Abortion is the deliberate termination of a foetus in the womb usually before the foetus is 24 weeks
Abortion has increased for number of reasons
Sex is seen as pleasure rather than procreation
The role of feminism
Low child mortality
Foetal abnormalities
Abortion became legal in the UK under the Abortion act 1968
in 1990 the HFEA lowered the legal time limit from 28 to 24 weeks
In NI it became legal in 2019 and came into effect in 2020
in ROI it became legal in 2018 after a referendum
17 abortions in 2019 for cleft/lip palate
1337 abortions to girls under 16
209,519 abortions in 2019