The latest statistics concerning the number of abortions which took place in England and Wales in 2023 were recently released and their contents are nothing short of harrowing. A total of 277,970 abortions were carried out in 2023, the highest number ever since the Abortion Act came into effect in 1967. This represents an increase of 26,593 compared with 2022, and in total, since 2016, 1.75 million babies have been killed through abortion. Abortion is, by number, the leading cause of death in England and Wales, far outstripping deaths from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, which led to 66,876 deaths in 2023. Tragically, 195,296 people should be turning 18 this year, yet their lives were terminated before they were even born.