HC Deb 15 February 1977 vol 926 c145W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been proceeded against for procuring abortions under Section 58 or 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act, as amended by the Abortion Act 1967, in each of the years 1968 to 1976.

Mr. John

The information is as follows:

PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST IN MAGISTRATES COURTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 58 OR 59 OF THE OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ACT 1861, AS AMENDED BY THE ABORTION ACT 1967.
Year Number of persons
1968 … … … 75
1969 … … … 57
1970 … … … 52
1971 … … … 34
1972 … … … 26
1973 … … … 11
1974 … … … 8
1975 … … … 1

The figure for 1976 is not yet avail-able.