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<p>Under the Abortion Act 1967, a pregnancy may be lawfully terminated by a registered
medical practitioner in approved premises, if two medical practitioners are of the
opinion, formed in good faith, that the abortion is justified under one or more of
grounds A to G. Ground E refers to cases where “there is substantial risk that if
the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as
to be seriously handicapped”. There can be multiple reasons for an abortion for a
fetal abnormality, therefore there can be more than one medical condition mentioned
on a HSA4 form.</p><p>Selective abortions are abortions where the number of fetuses
in the womb is reduced.</p><p>There were 55 mentions of medical conditions for selective
abortions performed under ground E between January to June 2020, a breakdown of which
is available in the attached table<em>.</em></p>
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