United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 104463
Abortion: Sex Selection
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9 January 2026
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22 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with abortion practitioners to discuss what steps they are taking to prevent abortions taking place on the basis of sex.
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9 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with abortion practitioners to discuss what steps they are taking to prevent abortions taking place on the basis of sex.
Source: Commons
22 January 2026
Answer
The Department’s guidance, which was issued on 23 May 2014, states clearly that abortion on the grounds of sex alone is illegal. Sex is not itself a lawful ground for termination of pregnancy in England and Wales under the Abortion Act.Whilst we have not ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-09/104463
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1869873
- uk · wq-1869873 · source updated 22 January 2026