Irish abortion numbers in UK fall 10 years in row

The number of women giving Irish addresses at British abortion clinics has fallen every year over the past decade, it has emerged.

Data from the Netherlands, the only other jurisdiction to which women travel from Ireland in significant numbers for abortions, shows numbers are falling there too.

Figures from Britain’s health department show the number of women giving Irish addresses at British abortion clinics was 4,149 in 2011, from 6,673 in 2001.