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<p>Under the Abortion Act 1967, women have early access to safe, legal, high quality
abortion services. There were 194,668 abortions performed under the provisions of
the Abortion Act in England and Wales in 2017, with 98% of abortions being funded
by the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Abortion is an issue on which the Government
adopts a neutral stance. Proposals for legislative change are a matter for backbenchers
to bring forward and decisions are made on the basis of free votes.</p>
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