§ Mr. McAvoyTo ask the Secretary of States for Scotland if he will give a breakdown, by procedure, of the number of abortions performed in Scotland in the latest year for which figures are available. [37553]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe provisional number of abortions performed in Scotland in 1995 was 11,136. Of these, 7,868 were performed using surgical methods, 3,266 using medical methods and two cases had no method recorded.
§ Mr. McAvoyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abortions have been performed in Scotland under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967; and how many and what percentage of these abortions were performed in emergency to save the life of the mother. [37562]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of abortions performed in Scotland between 1968 and 1995 was 233,805 including provisional figures for the last104W year. During this period 17 abortions—0.007 per cent. were performed in emergency to save the life of the woman.