§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions have been carried out since 1968 to the latest available date; and how many were carried out in an emergency to save the life of the pregnant woman.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe total number of notifications of legal abortions, to resident and non-resident women, carried out under the Abortion Act 1967, from 27 April 1968 to 31 December 1985 in England and Wales, is 2,460,128. Of these, 121 were performed in an emergency in order to save the life of the pregnant woman. Provisional figures for abortions in the March quarter 1986 are due to be published in September 1986.