HC Deb 19 May 1969 vol 784 cc10-1W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of deaths from abortion in England and Wales broken down into legal, criminal and spontaneous, for 1967, 1968 and for the first 12 months following the passage of the Abortion Act.

Mr. Crossman

Figures for the first quarter of 1969 are not yet available. For 1967 and 1968 they are are follows:

REGISTRATIONS: ENGLAND AND WALES
1968 (Provisional)
1967 Year June*, Sept., Dec., Quarters only
Medical and other legal reasons 1 5 3
Induced other reasons (includes criminal and self-induced) 17 22 16
Spontaneous 14 12 8
Other 2 11 7
34 50 34

Note: The Abortion Act came into force on 27th April, 1968.