§ Mr. Brayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the ratio of known abortions to live births registered for the years 1969, 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe ratio of abortions, notified to the Chief Medical Officer in terms of the Abortion Act 1967, to live births in each of these years, expressed as a rate per 1,000 live births, was:
Rate per 1,000 live births 1969 39 1970 60 1971 (provisional) 73