Ground E abortions are those performed because of fetal abnormality at any gestation. There was a total of 4,729 ground E abortions in 2022. In 2022, congenital malformations were reported as the principal medical condition in 70 percent of the 5,096 cases undertaken under ground E, with 35 percent of the legal abortions under ground E were performed under the principal medical condition of congenital malformation of the nervous system. Other conditions accounted for 35 percent of ground E abortions, this included cases where the fetus was affected by maternal factors, hydrops fetalis, Cystic Hygroma, multiple gestation, a family history of heritable disorders, and fetal disorders related to gestation and growth.
This statistic displays the distribution of Ground E legal abortions in England and Wales in 2022, by principal medical condition.
Distribution of legal abortions because of risk of serious handicap of the unborn child (Ground E) in England and Wales in 2022, by principal medical condition
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UK Department of Health. (May 23, 2024). Distribution of legal abortions because of risk of serious handicap of the unborn child (Ground E) in England and Wales in 2022, by principal medical condition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/871662/legal-abortions-ground-e-in-england-and-wales-rate/
UK Department of Health. "Distribution of legal abortions because of risk of serious handicap of the unborn child (Ground E) in England and Wales in 2022, by principal medical condition." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871662/legal-abortions-ground-e-in-england-and-wales-rate/
UK Department of Health. (2024). Distribution of legal abortions because of risk of serious handicap of the unborn child (Ground E) in England and Wales in 2022, by principal medical condition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871662/legal-abortions-ground-e-in-england-and-wales-rate/
UK Department of Health. "Distribution of Legal Abortions Because of Risk of Serious Handicap of The Unborn Child (Ground E) in England and Wales in 2022, by Principal Medical Condition." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871662/legal-abortions-ground-e-in-england-and-wales-rate/
UK Department of Health, Distribution of legal abortions because of risk of serious handicap of the unborn child (Ground E) in England and Wales in 2022, by principal medical condition Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871662/legal-abortions-ground-e-in-england-and-wales-rate/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Distribution of legal abortions because of risk of serious handicap of the unborn child (Ground E) in England and Wales in 2022, by principal medical condition [Graph], UK Department of Health, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/871662/legal-abortions-ground-e-in-england-and-wales-rate/