§ 14. Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of abortions carried out after 28 weeks.
§ Mr. NewtonAfter 28 weeks' gestation, the delivery of a baby by medical or surgical means is classed as either a still or a live birth. In neither case, does the information collected centrally permit a comprehensive analysis of the numbers resulting from induced as opposed to spontaneous delivery.
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has concerning the number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 upon women who are normally residents of Northern Ireland in each of the years since the implementation of that Act; and if he will state in each of those years the numbers of those abortions which were performed in emergency to save the life of the mother.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information is shown in the table. None of these abortions was notified as having been performed in emergency to save the life of the pregnant woman.
Number of notifications of legal abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 to women usually resident in Northern Ireland, 1968–1985 England and Wales Year Number of notifications Year Number of notifications 1968 36 1977 1,244 1969 96 1978 1,311 1970 199 1979 1,425 1971 648 1980 1,565 1972 775 1981 1,441 1973 1,007 1982 1,510 1974 1,092 1983 1,460 1975 1,115 1984 1,530 1976 1,142 1985 1,637