HC Deb 18 July 1989 vol 157 c135W
Ms. Richardson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions were performed in 1988 on residents and non-residents at each of the following gestational ages; les than nine weeks, nine to 12 weeks, 13

Abortions performed on residents and non-residents of England and Wales, 19881 by gestation period and statutory grounds
Gestation period (weeks)
Statutory grounds Less than 9 9–12 13–16 17–20 21–24 252 NS2
1 (with any other) 99 314 41 20 8 3 1
2 (alone) 55,892 82,024 14,879 8,000 2,819 1 9
3 (with or without 2) 5,138 10,609 1,560 500 94 1
4 (alone) 83 191 210 566 147 18
4 (with an other except 1) 158 270 55 56 21
5 or 6 1 5 1 1 1 1 1
1Provisional date.
2Not stated.

Ms. Richardson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions were performed in 1988 on residents and non-residents at each of the following gestational ages: less than nine weeks, nine to 12 weeks, 13 to 16 weeks, 17 to 20 weeks, 21 to 24 weeks and 25 weeks

Abortions performed on residents and non-residents of England and Wales, 19881 by gestation period and age of mother.
Age Gestation period (weeks)
less than 9 9–12 13–16 17–20 21–24 25 + NS2
Less than 15 205 403 146 98 69
15 624 1,477 425 266 90 1
16–19 10,398 21,637 4,837 2,901 1,021 4 6
20–24 19,458 30,097 5,665 3,065 963 7 2
25–29 14,148 18,968 2,854 1,423 490 5 3
30–34 8,751 10,852 1,461 704 235 5
35–39 5,490 6,964 883 453 130 2
40–44 2,116 2,804 396 199 83
45 + 178 204 41 33 9
Not stated 3 7 2 1
1 Provisional data.
2 Not stated.

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