HC Deb 27 November 1975 vol 901 c284W
Mr. Wigley

asked 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. Owen

I 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.