§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many married women resident in Scotland had National Health Service abortions in 1971; and of these, how many were also sterilised.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNotifications have been received in respect of 3,235 married women of whom 1,644 were also sterilised.
§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women resident in Scotland in 1971 had abortions with sterilisation, and how many without sterilisation; and of these, how many deaths were attributed to the operation and how many to other causes.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe numbers of abortions notified are:
With sterilisation 1,791 Without sterilisation 4,541 Three deaths were associated with therapeutic abortion.
§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions in 1971 in Scotland without sterilisation were performed by vacuum aspiration or by dilatation and curettage before 13 weeks' 53W gestation; and of these, how many deaths were attributed to the operation and how many to other causes.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe numbers notified are:
By vacuum aspiration 2,336 By dilatation and curettage 1,031 None of these women died.