Voluntary terminations of pregnancy in 2008 and 2009

Just over 222,000 abortions were carried out in France in 2008 and 2009. With 15 IVGs per 1,000 women, France is on the European average.Several sources can currently be used for annual IVG monitoring: pregnancy interruption bulletins (BIGs), which are required to be filled in by law, the annual statistics of health facilities (AHS) and data from the Medicalised Information Systems Programme (PMSI).The 2007 DREES survey of 11,500 women using abortion provides information on establishments and professionals practicing IVG and to question women about their management, trajectory and contraception in order to better understand the use of IVG.The health barometer of the National Institute of Prevention and Health Education (INPES), carried out every five years, allows to obtain IVG and IVG data.