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<p>Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2020, 1,275 Armed Forces personnel had a
read code in their electronic medical record for a termination of pregnancy. Like
for like data prior to 1 January 2010 is not held, as this preceded the roll-out of
the Defence Medical Information Capability Programme, the source of electronic, integrated
healthcare records of Armed Forces personnel.</p><p>Of the 1,275 personnel, 486 are
no longer serving as at 1 January 2021. It is not possible to determine an association
between their termination of pregnancy and subsequent discharge from service. However,
between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2020 there were no medical discharges officially
recorded with a principal or contributory cause of termination of pregnancy.</p>
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