Question follow-through · 57624

Abortion: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many males have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for unlawful abortions in England and Wales in each of the last ten years.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
13 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many males have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for unlawful abortions in England and Wales in each of the last ten years.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics - GOV.UK.The of...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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