The same figures also show that 2,053,656 embryos have been killed since 1990

The number of embryos killed in the UK has increased almost every year since records began, now amounting to 170,000 a year, according to new figures.

The same figures also show that 2,053,656 embryos have been killed since 1990. The figures are held by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and were released in a parliamentary answer to Lord Alton. [Catholic Herald, 11 Mar]

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