§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is her Department's estimate of the proportion of live births that are premature to mothers who have previously had an abortion; and how these figures compare with the proportion of live births that are premature in cases where the mother has not previously had an abortion.
§ Dr. OwenI regret that this information is not readily available, but we are sponsoring a study by the Royal College of General Practitioners into the long-term effects of abortion in this country.