In 2023, the NHS paid BPAS: £39,000,000 to provide abortions to women not using contraception, and £17,000,000 to provide abortions to women whose contraception had failed. It is hard to understand why BPAS is so enthusiastic about its campaign for improved contraception services across the NHS, including the morning-after pill, either it believes that effective... Continue Reading →
Who pays?
The Mexico City Policy is about “who pays” rather than reducing abortion numbers. Despite emotive protestations about the likely harmful effects of this policy, we find that the global abortion business at MSI-RC continues to grow. As President Trump reinstates this policy, we should follow suit and stop using our taxes to fund overseas abortion.... Continue Reading →
MSI-RC anonymous donor funds
In a recent article, Inkstick joined with MSI Reproductive Choices (MSI-RC) to criticise US Christian groups for providing funds to pro-life organisations operating across Africa.[i] They wanted to ring the alarm bells that some rich philanthropists were giving away their own money to support causes that align to their own personally held ideologies. Considering the... Continue Reading →
BPAS’s Annual Report 2021/22.
In 2021/22, the twelve months ending March 2022, BPAS performed 93,136 abortions, an increase of 18% over the total in 2017/18, a period in which the total number of abortions in England and Wales increased by 11%. BPAS continues to expand its share of the UK abortion market, providing about 43% of the total in... Continue Reading →
Do not use my taxes to pay for abortion overseas.
Foreign Aid Budget Cut. MSI Reproductive Choices, International Planned Parenthood Federation, and UNFPA have each lost significant levels of funding from the UK taxpayer. The Government has decided to withhold £131 million of previously agreed funds from UNFPA and has informed MSI and IPPF that £70m expected in June 2021 for its flagship Women’s Integrated... Continue Reading →
Do not use my taxes to pay for abortion overseas.
Government has decided to withhold £131 million of previously agreed funds from UNFPA and has informed MSI and IPPF that £70m expected in June 2021 for its flagship Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme will not be paid. We welcome these funding cuts. https://christianconcern.com/comment/do-not-use-my-taxes-to-pay-for-abortion-overseas/
How much does the NHS pay BPAS?
Based on data published in its 2020 financial statement,[1] BPAS was paid £37 million by the NHS, largely for its provision of abortion services; the average fee per abortion was approximately £425. We note that BPAS provides other reproductive health services for which it is paid by the NHS, so this calculation is an estimate,... Continue Reading →
A freedom of information request to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board showed the cost of the pills-by-post service provided by BPAS in 2020 was £76.97 for the consultation, and £344.80 for the abortion treatment, a total of £421.77.
Cost of Abortions in England – 2018.
Cost of Abortions in England 2018Download Freedom of information responses show that in 2018, NHS England paid £96 million for abortion services, at an overall average cost of £510 per abortion. From BPAS published financial statements[1] and a number of FOI responses, we can derive that the average price charged to the NHS by the... Continue Reading →
NHS pays £430 for an Abortion
We can estimate that in 2018, the average fee paid by the NHS for an abortion in England was ~£430. This is calculated from the following, though of course it is an estimate as the timeframes are not the same, and data are taken from multiple reports. In 2018, BPAS performed 71,881 abortions in England... Continue Reading →
