Conceptions leading to abortion 29.7%; a rise from 26.5% - ONS

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Published today but figures from over 2 years ago)

• There were 834,260 conceptions for women of all ages in England and Wales in 2022, which is the second consecutive annual increase; the conception rate remained unchanged from 2021, at 71.4 conceptions per 1,000 women.
• Women aged 30 to 34 years had the highest number of conceptions and conception rate for the sixth year in a row and the lowest percentage of conceptions leading to abortion.
• The conception rate fell among women aged 30 years and over and rose among women aged under 30 years, compared with the previous year.
• The percentage of conceptions leading to abortion was 29.7%; this is a rise from 26.5% in 2021 and the highest proportion on record.
• The conception rates rose to 2.2 per 1,000 women aged under 16 years and 17.6 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 16 to 17 years in 2022; rates have remained below pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels.
• The West Midlands had the highest (78.3 per 1,000 women) conception rate and the South West had the lowest (64.2 per 1,000 women) of all the English regions, and Wales.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/conceptionandfertilityrates/bulletins/conceptionstatistics/2022

I thought most places, even Boots, were offering it for free on the NHS now? (Though appreciate lots of people may still be caught on Boot’s old stand of “we must charge a lot for it because other ways it encourages women to be sluts”).

They are only saying that because the system to provide contraception etc., is failing. They said:

Women are facing significant barriers when trying to access contraception, including long wait times and difficulties securing appointments. At BPAS, we regularly hear form women who are seeking an abortion after falling pregnant while waiting for repeat Pill prescriptions or coil insertions.

In those circumstances what other choice to they have. Just shrug and accept a pregnancy they didn't want, but the NHS couldn't provide contraception in a timely way?

Why is that daft? What is the answer?

They could be campaigning for easier access to contraception (ideally as well as easier access to the morning after pill).

Daft in the sense that use of the morning after pill doesn't cause abortion, it stops pregnancy from starting.

Using Condoms or not having sex would be the better option to prevent the pregnancy in the first place.

Seriously!

They are saying the NHS is in such a muddle that it cant even issue prescriptions in time.

ie the campaign is about getting the NHS to function properly.