With a record number of abortions taking place in Scotland last year, the SNP is plotting to make the country an even more dangerous place for unborn babies by legalising abortion up until birth for any reason.
Abortion statistics just released by Public Health Scotland show there were 18,710 abortions in Scotland in 2024, the highest number on record. This represents an increase of 468 abortions, with numbers increasing from 18,242 in 2023 to 18,710 in 2024.
The abortion rate per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 increased from 17.5 in 2023 to 17.9 in 2024, and there was a 15.38% increase in the number of babies with Down’s syndrome who were aborted. The number of babies with Down’s syndrome who were aborted has increased by 81.82% since 2021.
There was also a rise in repeat abortions from 7,282 to 7,670. In 2024, 40.99% of abortions were repeat abortions.
The statistics also show that there were 280 disability-selective abortions in Scotland in 2024, a 62.79% increase from 2018.
There was a rise in the number of abortions at between 18 and 20 weeks gestation from 147 in 2023 to 152 in 2024.
Last September, delegates at the SNP National Conference voted in favour of a resolution calling for “the right to abortion” to be enshrined in a “future constitution of an independent Scotland”.
The resolution states that access to abortion “should not be subject to the changing tides of political or judicial decisions”, and that “legal abortion is a fundamental aspect of healthcare and bodily autonomy”.
The resolution also states that enshrining abortion in the constitution would safeguard access to abortion “against any potential political or legal regression”.
An absolute right to abortion would mean that abortion would be available on demand, for any reason, up to birth. If this radical change were introduced, Scotland would be left with one of the most extreme abortion regimes in the world.