Dr. Patricia Lohr:

I am not familiar with the exact text of the statement. What she may have been clarifying is that abortion on gender grounds is not one of the five grounds for lawful abortion in the UK. A woman may present to us stating initially that she wants to have an abortion on the basis of foetal sex. If that were the only reason she put forward to have her abortion, we would not be able to perform that lawfully. If, however, a woman presented saying, "I know my pregnancy is - pick your foetal sex - and I am at risk of exclusion from my family, domestic violence, etc.,", there may, in fact, be lawful grounds because that might risk her physical or mental health.