By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS As a tragic abortion-related story dominates BBC England news, I was reminded of these important trends in Scotland. From the Guardian 24 May 2024: There were 251,377 abortions for women resident in the two nations in 2022, official figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) show. With 9% of the population of England & Wales, all things being equal, you might expect Scotland to have had around 22 600 abortions in the same year. According to Abortion Rights in May 2023, it had 16 584, around 6 000 fewer. The abortion rate … Continue reading ‘The Canary in the Coalmine’ – Abortions shocking 36% more common in England & Wales after 18 years of SNP rule