§ Dr. Stuttafordasked the Secretary State for Social Services (1) for each of
1971 (provisional) 1968* 1969 1970 1st qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr. 4th qtr. Total numbers of abortions performed after 20 completed weeks of gestation 751 1,421 1,093 245 269 † † Of these, the numbers performed on grounds:— 1 … … … … 59 79 46 6 17 13 † 4 alone … … … … 29 25 33 1 11 13 † 4 with 2 … … … … 22 26 18 2 9 6 † *Figures for 1968 are for 27th April to 31st December only. † Not available. Grounds are as follows:—
1. The continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman greater than if the pregnancy were terminated.
2. The continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman greater than if the pregnancy were terminated.
4. There is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped.
Emergency cases necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman (ground 5) are not included.