graph-declining There has been a decline in Irish abortion numbers for the 15th consecutive year.
According to the official statistics released by the British Department of Health, 3,265 women travelled from Ireland to England to have an abortion. This number stems from a continual drop since 2001 where the number of Irish abortions was 6,673.
“Reasons for decline are much more complex than abortion advocates suggest,” said Cora Sherlock of the Pro Life Campaign.
She said abortion pills had a factor in the fall but that “the fall in the number of abortions has been happening for 15 years now, a period of time much longer than the abortion pills have been readily available online”.