§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions have been performed by the procedure of killing the unborn baby by an injection of intra-cardiac potassium chloride administered through the wall of the womb.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 26 February 1990]: There were 15 abortions recorded in England and Wales during 1988 where an injection of intra-cardiac potassium chloride was administered through the wall of the womb.
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pregnancy terminations were made after 24 weeks in the last year.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 5 March 1990]: The latest complete year for which data are available is 1988. In that year, the number of terminations performed after 24 weeks gestation in England and Wales was 22. The provisional figure for the first nine months of 1989 is 17.