There were 1,428 abortions where a baby had a disability in the UK in the first six months of last year, according to figures released by the Department of Health and Social Care.
120 of these abortions took place when the baby was 24 weeks or over.
They have not yet published the breakdown by specific disabilities.
The figures show that overall, 123,219 abortions for residents of England and Wales took place between 1 January and 30 June 2022.
This is 17,731 higher than the figure for the first six months of 2021.
The full twelve months of last year saw the highest number of abortions ever recorded at 214,256.
