§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many abortions have been performed in Wales under the Abortion Act in each year since 1967; how many of these abortions were performed in an emergency to save the life of a mother; and what percentage this latter figure represents of the former.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of notifications of legally induced abortions performed in Wales each year since the enactment of the Abortion Act 1967, in April 1968, are given in the following table:
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All abortions Notifications of Abortions performed in emergency cases to save the life of the pregnant woman Year Number Number Percentage of all 1968 873 — — (from 27 April) 1969 2,187 — — 1970 3,176 2 0.063 1971 3,693 — — 1972 3,784 1 0.026 1973 3,485 — — 1974 3,344 — — 1975 2,962 1 0.034 1976 2,948 — — 1977 3,091 — — 1978 3,427 — — 1979 3,711 — — 1980 3,542 — — 1981 3,684 — — 1982 3,648 1 0.027 1983 3,498 1 0.029 1984 3,648 — — 1985 3,855 — — Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.