HC Deb 28 May 1976 vol 912 c493W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures showing the number of legal abortions performed for each of the quarters during 1974, 1975 and for the first quarter of 1976.

Dr. Owen

The numbers of legal abortions notified in England and Wales are:

Quarter ending
1974
March 44,211
June 40,674
September 40,503
December 37,729
1975
March 39,894
June 35,092
September 34,178
December 31,157
1976
March 31,947

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