Figures show how many Irish women from each county went to UK for abortion between 2012 and 2016

The Together For Yes campaign has released figures from the Department of Health and Social Care in the UK showing the number of women in Ireland who travelled to the UK for an abortion between 2012 and 2016.

Figures show how many Irish women from each county went to UK for abortion between 2012 and 2016

The Together For Yes campaign has released figures from the Department of Health and Social Care in the UK showing the number of women in Ireland who travelled to the UK for an abortion between 2012 and 2016.

The data shows that 18,112 Irish women travelled there for an abortion and it includes women who gave an Irish address when they attended a UK hospital or clinic as well as 2,860 who decided not to provide an address.

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