asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of deaths in Wales in each of the last 10 years from criminal abortion.
The information is not available.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of abortion deaths in Wales in each of the last 20 years.
The figures are as follows:
1954 | 5 |
1955 | 9 |
1956 | 3 |
1957 | 6 |
1958 | 5 |
1959 | 2 |
1960 | 1 |
1961 | 4 |
1962 | 2 |
1963 | 4 |
1964 | 5 |
1965 | 1 |
1966 | 1 |
1967 | 0 |
1968 | 2 |
1969 | 1 |
1970 | 3 |
1971 | 1 |
1972 | 3 |
1973 | 2 |
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of abortions notified in respect of women resident in Wales in each of the last 10 years.
Notification of abortions was introduced after the Abortion Act 1967. The figures since then are as follows:
1968 | 1,012 (from 27th April) |
1969 | 2,530 |
1970 | 3,835 |
1971 | 4,798 |
1972 | 5,222 |
1973 | 5,116 |
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of discharges from hospital in Wales after septic abortion in each of the last 10 years.
Precise figures are not available, but during the six years 1967–72 it is estimated that about 360 women were discharged from hospitals in Wales with a principal diagnosis of abortion and with a mention of sepsis. Information is not available for earlier years.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many abortions have been carried out in Wales on women not usually resident within the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years.
The information is not available.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of prosecutions for criminal abortion in Wales in each of the last 10 years.
I regret that this information is not available.