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People arrested on suspicion of abortion from January 2019 to September 2023

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.032842

I note you seek access to the following information:

Could you please supply details on how many people have been arrested on suspicion of any of the following offences between 2019 and 2023:

• Administering drugs or using instruments to procure abortion (s. 58 OAPA 1861)
• Procuring drugs etc to induce an abortion (s. 59 OAPA 1861)
• Child Destruction (s1. Infant Life Preservation Act 1929)
• Please break the figures down by year.
• Please provide the sex of the person arrested.
• Please provide the age of the person arrested.
• Please indicate whether they were charged.
• Please provide a brief description of the offence, where possible.

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