Between January 1980 and December 2011, at least
150,000 women travelled from the Republic of Ireland for safe abortion services
abroad.
The UK Department of Health
releases statistics each year on the number of women and
girls who gave Republic of Ireland addresses at abortion clinics in England and
Wales. Its important to note that these numbers are an underestimation as not
all women resident in the Republic of Ireland will provide their Irish address
for reasons of confidentiality. Furthermore, some Irish women will give
addresses in the UK at which they are not resident in order to obtain abortion
care paid for by the NHS. Between 1980 - 2011, at least 152,061 women living in
Ireland have travelled to England and Wales to access safe abortion services.
An increasing number of women are accessing safe and legal
abortion services in EU countries other than England and Wales. According to
statistics compiled by the Crisis Pregnancy Programme 1,470
women travelled from Ireland to the Netherlands from 2005-2009 to access safe
abortion services.
UK Department of Health Statistics of Irish Women
Accessing Abortion Services in England and Wales 1980 - 2010
|
Year
|
All ages
|
Under 16
|
16-17
|
18-19
|
20-24
|
25-29
|
30-34
|
35-39
|
40 and over
|
Not stated
|
|
2011
|
4,149
|
37
|
111
|
295
|
1,109
|
1,051
|
755
|
534
|
257
|
|
|
2010
|
4,402
|
41
|
115
|
303
|
1,181
|
1,137
|
789
|
565
|
271
|
|
|
2009
|
4,422
|
38
|
155
|
291
|
1,234
|
1,164
|
759
|
523
|
258
|
|
|
2008
|
4,600
|
27
|
140
|
344
|
1,296
|
1,232
|
841
|
499
|
221
|
-
|
|
2007
|
4,686
|
47
|
147
|
350
|
1,387
|
1,282
|
790
|
474
|
209
|
-
|
|
2006
|
5,042
|
39
|
194
|
419
|
1505
|
1370
|
824
|
491
|
200
|
-
|
|
2005
|
5,585
|
39
|
173
|
482
|
1759
|
1451
|
860
|
541
|
280
|
-
|
|
2004
|
6,217
|
49
|
209
|
540
|
1963
|
1663
|
951
|
607
|
235
|
-
|
|
2003
|
6,320
|
42
|
242
|
552
|
2090
|
1597
|
954
|
579
|
264
|
-
|
|
2002
|
6,522
|
54
|
245
|
615
|
2258
|
1604
|
928
|
552
|
263
|
1
|
|
Year
|
All ages
|
Under 15
|
15
|
16-19
|
20-24
|
25-29
|
30-34
|
35-39
|
40-44
|
45 and over
|
Not stated
|
|
2001
|
6,673
|
12
|
29
|
903
|
2,404
|
1,685
|
875
|
508
|
239
|
18
|
-
|
|
2000
|
6,391
|
10
|
17
|
857
|
2,243
|
1,631
|
853
|
549
|
216
|
15
|
-
|
|
1999
|
6,226
|
8
|
25
|
894
|
2,301
|
1,519
|
749
|
502
|
196
|
31
|
1
|
|
1998
|
5,891
|
7
|
20
|
871
|
2,137
|
1,489
|
686
|
462
|
195
|
23
|
1
|
|
1997
|
5,340
|
10
|
30
|
782
|
1,986
|
1,235
|
645
|
448
|
178
|
26
|
-
|
|
1996
|
4,894
|
6
|
22
|
738
|
1,871
|
1,107
|
608
|
351
|
171
|
19
|
1
|
|
1995
|
4,532
|
7
|
18
|
673
|
1,763
|
943
|
561
|
382
|
162
|
23
|
-
|
|
1994
|
4,590
|
9
|
28
|
591
|
1,856
|
987
|
545
|
387
|
172
|
15
|
-
|
|
1993
|
4,402
|
9
|
28
|
622
|
1,678
|
924
|
561
|
372
|
186
|
22
|
-
|
|
1992
|
4,254
|
5
|
15
|
696
|
1,610
|
855
|
529
|
372
|
156
|
16
|
-
|
|
1991
|
4,154
|
7
|
14
|
679
|
1,511
|
845
|
521
|
385
|
174
|
18
|
-
|
|
Year
|
All ages
|
Under 20
|
20-34
|
35+
|
Unstated
|
|
1990
|
4,064
|
667
|
2,881
|
516
|
-
|
|
1989
|
3,721
|
588
|
2,624
|
509
|
-
|
|
1988
|
3,839
|
556
|
2,768
|
514
|
-
|
|
1987
|
3,673
|
512
|
2,671
|
490
|
-
|
|
1986
|
3,918
|
569
|
2,858
|
491
|
-
|
|
1985
|
3,888
|
574
|
2,827
|
487
|
-
|
|
1984
|
3,946
|
556
|
2,904
|
484
|
2
|
|
1983
|
3,677
|
559
|
2,680
|
435
|
3
|
|
1982
|
3,650
|
555
|
2,697
|
397
|
4
|
|
1981
|
3,603
|
556
|
2,655
|
375
|
17
|
|
1980
|
3,320
|
495
|
2,494
|
326
|
5
|
|
Year
|
Recorded Number of
Women Accessing Abortion Services in the Netherlands
|
|
2005
|
42
|
|
2006
|
461
|
|
2007
|
451
|
|
2008
|
351
|
|
2009
|
134
|
|
2010
|
31
|
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