§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give a breakdown of the total number of abortions performed on women resident in England and Wales by the following gestational ages of the foetus: under nine weeks, nine weeks, 10 weeks, 11 weeks, 12 weeks, 13 weeks, 14 weeks, 15 to 19 weeks, 20 to 23 weeks, over 24 weeks in each of the following years: 1969, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is shown in the table.
and Wales upon whom abortions were performed in each of the following years; 1969, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is as follows: 367W
Number of legally induced abortions for all women resident in England and Wales by the number of previous live and stillborn children for 1969, 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1980 to 1983 Number of previous live and stillborn children Year Total 0 1 2 3 4 5+ Not stated 1969* 49,829 21,389 5,345 8,200 6,514 3,874 4,059 448 1970 75,962 33,069 8,118 12,560 9,989 5,996 5,485 745 1974 109,445 53,349 13,253 20,154 12,624 5,964 3,993 108 1978 111,851 57,840 14,416 20,942 11,152 4,375 2,539 587 1980 128,927 70,019 16,518 23,688 11,606 4,379 2,392 325 1981 128,581 67,400 16,746 23,498 11,050 3,882 1,979 4,026 1982 128,553 69,296 17,041 23,369 10,554 3,666 1,832 2,795 1983 127,375 69,979 17,030 22,412 10,109 3,475 1,755 2,615 * 1969 figures for previous liveborn children only.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give a breakdown by marital status of the woman of the total number of abortions performed in each of the following years on resident women in England and Wales: 1969, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is shown in the table.
Number of legal abortions by marital status, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1980 to 1983 Resident of England and Wales Marital status Year Total Single Married Widowed Divorced/Separated Not known 1969 49,829 22,287 22,979 464 3,955 144 1970 75,962 34,492 34,314 634 6,409 113 1974 109,445 53,321 45,102 718 10,190 114
Abortions performed in England and Wales on resident women, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1980–83 by statutory grounds Year Statutory grounds All 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 with 4 3 with other 1969 49,829 1,842 35,969 2,281 1,107 14 31 742 7,843 1970 75,962 2,163 57,021 3,486 1,225 10 35 823 11,199
Statutory grounds Year 1974 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 All 109,445 111,851 128,927 128,581 128,553 127,375 1 (With any other(s)) 1,061 679 680 752 655 538 2 (Alone) 88,130 92,949 110,294 108,100 110,216 108,806 3 (With any other(s) except 1) 18,559 15,855 16,046 17,897 15,665 16,007 4 (With 2) 1,686 2,356 1,900 1,818 2,006 2,019 5 And/or 6 9 12 7 14 11 5 Notes:
Statutory grounds as listed in schedule 2 to the Abortion Regulations 1968
1. Risk to life of woman.
2. Risk of injury to physical or mental health of woman.
3. Risk of injury to physical or mental health of existing child(ren).
4. Substantial risk of child being born abnormal.
5. In emergency—to save life of woman.
6. In emergency—to prevent grave permanent injury to physical or mental health of woman.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the abortions performed on women resident in England and Wales of foetuses aged (a) under 20 weeks, (b) 20 to 23 weeks, and (c) 24 and over weeks were carried out in (i) National Health Service premises and (ii) non-National Health Service premises in
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Marital status Year Total Single Married Widowed Divorced/Separated Not known 1978 111,851 56,416 42,156 659 11,972 648 1980 128,927 68,756 44,253 667 14,008 1,243 1981 128,581 70,035 42,434 673 13,713 1,726 1982 128,553 71,836 40,510 579 13,732 1,896 1983 127,375 73,259 38,431 587 13,444 1,654
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give a breakdown of the number of abortions performed in England and Wales on resident women according to the statutory grounds on which those abortions were performed in each of the following years: 1969, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983; and what was the total number of abortions performed on such women in each of those years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is shown in the table.
the latest year for which figures are available; and what this figure is as a percentage of the total number of abortions in each category.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is shown in the following table: 369W
Legal abortions by gestation; numbers and percentages by category of premises, 1983 residents of England and Wales Category of premises Gestation (weeks) All Under 20 20–23 24 and over NHS Number 62,609 62,017 459 76 Percentage 49.2 49.4 30.3 31.9 Non-NHS Number 64,766 63,515 1,052 162 Percentage 50.8 50.6 69.7 68.1 Total Number 127,375 125,532 1,509 238 Percentage 100 100 100 100 Not stated gestation is included in All gestation.
Abortions by gestation and statutory grounds for England and Wales residents, 1982 Gestation (weeks) 20–23 24 and over Number Percentage Number Percentage Total 1,490 100 198 100 Statutory grounds* 1. (with any other(s)) 10 0.67 2 1.01 2. (alone) 1,119 75.10 149 75.25 3. (with or without 2) 75 5.03 3 1.52 4. (with any except 1) 284 19.06 41 20.71 5. or 6 2 0.13 3 1.52 * Grounds as listed in Schedule 2 of the Abortion Regulations 1968: 1. Risk to life of woman.
2. Risk of injury to physical or mental health of woman.
3. Risk of injury to physical or mental health of existing child(ren).
4. Substantial risk of child being abnormal.
5. In emergency—to save life of woman.
6. In emergency—to prevent grave permanent injury to physical or mental health of woman.