§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the number of deaths attributed to legal abortion in Scotland in each of the years 1960 to 1985 inclusive.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe available figures, which are classified by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), are as follows. Figures for deaths due to abortions before 1968 did not distinguish between legal and other abortions.
Deaths due to legal abortions (ICD eighth revision 640, 641) Numbers 1968 — 1969 — 1970 — 1971 — 1972 — 1973 2 1974 1 1975 — 1976 — 1977 — 1978 1
Legal abortions (ICD ninth revision 635) Numbers 1979 — 1980 1 1981 — 1982 — 1983 — 1984 — 1985 —