The British government is facing accusations that it is planning to cover up the frequent reports the national health department typically puts out about abortions, including abortions done late in pregnancy.

The Government has filed a lawsuit with the High Court to keep secret the details concerning late abortions because of fears that individual women having abortions late in pregnancy will somehow be revealed.

According to the London Daily Mail, the The Department of Health is challenging a decision the Information Tribunal handed down in October 2009 saying freedom of information laws require all of the abortion statistics to be released — and none of them contain any information to identify any people specifically.

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