§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the death rate from legal abortions in Scotland for each years from 1970 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. William RossThe death rates resulting from deaths classified to legal abortion in Scotland for each year from 1970 to 1975 are given in the following table. It is known that legal abortion was associated with a few deaths which were classified to other causes; these deaths are not included in the calculation of the rates.
DEATHS CLASSIFIED TO LEGAL ABORTION PER 1,000 LEGAL ABORTIONS, SCOTLAND 1970–75 Year Rate 1970 … … … … nil 1971 … … … … nil 1972 … … … … nil 1973 … … … … 0.27 1974 … … … … 0.13 1975 … … … … nil* *provisional