§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women died within three months of legal abortion operations performed in the county of Lanark and the rest of Scotland, respectively, in each year for the
Place of Operation Case Year Cause of death Lanark County … … … … 1 1972 Ulceration of caecum Rest of Scotland … … … … 1 1965 Therapeutic abortion 2 1969 Paralytic ileus 3 1971 Tetanus 4 1971 Hypertension 5 1971 Mental depression 6 1972 Mental depression