One in 23 UK Teenage Girls Had an Abortion

One in 23 teenage girls in parts of Britain has had an abortion, according to figures released by ministers. South London and pockets of the North of England are shown to be teenage abortion "hotspots" by a regional breakdown showing the number of terminations in each primary care trust area. The figures have prompted Conservative claims that Labour's sex education policy had failed and that young women were being offered abortions in some areas as a form of contraception. Read more...

Posted by Editor at March 24, 2008 06:28 AM