by Miriam Cates, Telegraph
Around one in three pregnancies now ends in abortion. This is a moral and economic tragedy
After an inexplicable 18-month delay, the latest abortion statistics have been published by the Government. During 2023 – the most recent year for which data is available – 299,614 pregnancy terminations were performed in the UK. This figure represents the highest annual number since abortion was legalised in 1968, and an 11 per cent increase from the previous high in 2022.
We have become accustomed to record-breaking statistical releases, whether on inflation, energy prices or summer temperatures. But this revelation is not just another official data dump; behind the numbers are 300,000 more lives that will never be lived.
Britain has a growth problem. Our economy is stalling, GDP per capita falling. Living standards are squeezed and business confidence is draining away. Some of this stagnation can be blamed on over-regulation and rising taxes; but the fundamental cause of Britain’s economic malaise is a population problem. In the 1960s, more than 900,000 babies were born each year in the UK.
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