97% abortions may have been illegal, says charity chief
Almost all abortions carried out in the UK last year could have been illegal, a pro-life charity chairman has said.
In a letter to the Daily Mail, Professor Jack Scarisbrick referred to the latest Department of Health statistics which show that 97 per cent of abortions were performed on mental health grounds.
But he pointed to evidence showing that women were no more or less likely to suffer psychologically if they have an abortion than if they carry on with a pregnancy.
In light of this, Prof Scarisbrick, who is the national chairman of pro-life charity Life, questioned whether doctors who approve abortions on mental health grounds are acting “in good faith” which is a legal obligation....