§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services, what information he has as to the medical circumstances which created the need for abortions to be performed in emergency to save the life of the mother in those 126 such cases which have arisen since 1967; and if he will indicate the number of times each of those conditions has been a relevant factor.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is shown in the table.
Notifications of abortions performed in emergency in order to save the life of the pregnant woman, carried out under the Abortion Act 1967, by medical condition stated. England and Wales, April 1968-September 1987 (provisional) Condition Number Placenta praevia and other antepartum haemorrhage 9 Eclampsia 16 Pre-eclampsia 30 Other hypertension 6 Hyperemesis gravidarum 6 Ectopic pregnancy 4 Other obstetric causes 8 Infectious diseases 4 Neoplasms 11 Mental disorders 6 Circulatory disorders 11 Other conditions 15 Total 126