§ Mr. Ken HargreavesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give a breakdown by regional health authority of the numbers and percentages of
Notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 to resident women: Regional Health Authority of usual residence, gestation 18 completed weeks and over, procedure. Numbers and percentages 1986 Procedure Regional Health Authority of usual residence Northern Yorkshire Trent East Anglian North West Thames Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Hysterotomy (only) 4 3.1 — — — — 5 5.4 — — Hysterectomy (only) — — — — — — — — — — Vacuum aspiration(only) 2 1.5 2 0.7 4 1.3 1 1.1 6 1.4 Vacuum aspiration with D and C or D and E 1 0.8 8 2.6 — — 10 10.8 64 15.0 D and C or D and E 11 8.4 17 5.6 8 2.5 9 9.7 174 40.9 Other surgical — — 2 0.7 — — — — 1 0.2 Prostaglandins (only) 44 33.6 80 26.1 144 45.3 28 30.1 35 8.2 Prostaglandins with other agents 45 34.4 86 28.1 151 47.5 28 30.1 133 31.2 Other medical 1 0.8 1 0.3 2 0.6 4 4.3 — — Other and combined methods 23 17.6 110 36.0 9 2.8 8 8.6 13 3.1 Total 131 100.0 306 100.0 318 100.0 93 100.0 426 100.0 Note:
Includes six notifications of unknown gestation.
D and C = Dilitation and Curettage.
D and E = Dilitation and Evacuation.
Procedure Regional Health Authority of usual residence North East Thames South East Thames South West Thames Wessex Oxford Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Hysterotomy (only) — — 1 0.2 — — — — 2 0.8 Hysterectomy (only) — — — — — — — — — — Vacuum aspiration (only) 18 3.3 3 0.6 5 1.9 3 1.2 4 1.6 Vacuum aspiration with D and C or D and E 142 25.9 100 21.4 51 19.4 7 2.8 36 14.1 D and C or D and E 217 39.5 134 28.6 75 28.5 14 5.5 69 19.1 Other surgical 2 0.4 1 0.2 — — — — — — Prostaglandins (only) 34 6.2 26 5.6 18 6.8 33 12.9 18 7.0 Prostaglandins with other agents 109 19.9 183 39.1 93 35.4 159 62.4 138 53.9 Other medical 1 0.2 — — — — 1 0.4 2 0.8 Other and combined methods 26 4.7 20 4.3 21 8.0 38 14.9 7 2.7 Total 549 100.0 468 100.0 263 100.0 255 100.0 256 100.0 Note:
Includes six notifications of unknown gestation.
D and C = Dilitation and Curettage.
D and E = Dilitation and Evacuation.
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Regional Health Authority of usual residence South Western West Midlands Mersey North Western Wales Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Hysterotomy (only) 1 0.5 5 0.8 1 3.9 3 1.0 1 0.5 Hysterectomy (only) — — 1 0.2 — — — — — — Vacuum aspiration (only) 3 1.5 7 1.1 1 0.6 3 1.0 1 0.5 Vacuum aspiration with D and C or D and E 5 2.6 — — 1 0.6 2 0.7 9 4.0 D and C or D and E 12 6.2 13 2.0 15 8.2 76 25.9 9 4.0 Other surgical 2 1.0 — — — — — — — — Prostaglandins (only) 72 36.9 304 47.8 24 13.2 61 20.8 56 25.1 abortions performed by each commonly used technique on pregnancies of 18 weeks or more gestation in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Regional Health Authority of usual residence South Western West Midlands Mersey North Western Wales Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Prostaglandins with other agents 89 45.6 301 47.3 113 62.1 113 38.6 142 63.7 Other medical 1 0.5 — — — — 6 2.1 — — Other and combined methods 10 5.1 5 0.8 21 11.5 29 9.9 5 2.2 Total 195 100.0 636 100.0 182 100.0 293 100.0 223 100.0 Note:
Includes six notification of unknown gestation.
D and C = Dilitation and Curettage.
D and E = Dilitation and Evacuation.