§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of induced abortions, the number of births, and the total of abortions and births, to girls aged 16 to 19 years in each of the last 10 years; the number of induced abortions, the number of births and the total of abortions and births to girls aged under 16 years in each of the last 10 years; and the rate of induced abortions, the rate of births, and the rate of abortions and births, per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 years in each of the last 10 years.
§ Sir George YoungThe numbers of medically induced abortions are not readily available. The following are the figures for all therapeutic abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967.
Abortions and total births to women aged under 19, 1970–79 England and Wales residents Abortions Total births Total abortions and births Years Under 16 16–19 Under 16 16–19 Under 16 16–19 1970 1,732 13,518 1,446 80,608 3,178 94,126 1971 2,296 18,176 1,547 82,165 3,843 100,341 1972 2,804 21,786 1,618 78,397 4,422 100,183 1973 3,090 23,480 1,703 72,467 4,793 95,947 1974 3,335 24,197 1,601 67,978 4,936 92,175 1975 3,570 24,122 1,554 62,644 5,124 86,766 1976 3,425 23,963 1,437 57,148 4,862 81,111 1977 3,624 24,592 1,334 53,778 4,958 78,370 1978 3,298 26,363 1,401 55,198 4,699 81,561 1979 3,534 29,192 1,391 58,331 4,925 87,523
Abortions and total births: Rates per 1,000 women aged 15–19, 1970–79 England and Wales residents Years Abortions Total births Total abortions and Births 1970 9.05 50.44 59.53 1971 12.09 51.49 63.73 1972 14.54 48.65 63.23 1973 15.43 44.34 59.80 1974 15.94 40.87 56.62 1975 15.66 36.78 52.21 1976 15.05 32.67 47.52 1977 15.13 29.97 44.88 1978 15.60 30.08 45.46 1979 16.80 30.95 47.55