Last year saw a 15 per cent increase in abortions for babies with Down’s syndrome in Scotland, according to new figures.
Public Health Scotland has published abortion statistics that show the number of abortions involving a baby with Down’s syndrome increased from 52 in 2023 to 60 in 2024. This number is an 82 per cent increase from 2021, when there were 33 abortions of unborn babies that had Down’s syndrome.
The figures also show that there were 280 abortions involving an unborn baby with a disability. This number is a 26 per cent increase from 2021, when there were 222 abortions involving an unborn baby with a disability.
