Unreliable period ­tracking apps are driving a surge in abortions, reveals study

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UNRELIABLE period ­tracking apps are driving a surge in abortions, a study reveals.

The popularity of software such as Flo, which predicts peak fertility, is being fuelled by growing hesitancy over using the Pill or other hormonal contraception.

But researchers found six times as many women who used so-called fertility awareness methods sought a termination in 2023 than did so in 2018.

At the same time, the proportion wanting an abortion after...