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Mr. Pawsey
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions have been carried out in each year since the introduction of the Abortion Act 1967.
Dr. Vaughan
The total numbers of abortions performed in England and and Wales in the years 1968 to 1978 were as follows:
| 1968* | 23,641 |
| 1969 | 54,819 |
| 1970 | 86,565 |
| 1971 | 126,777 |
| 1972 | 159,884 |
| 1973 | 167,149 |
| 1974 | 162,940 |
| 1975 | 139,702 |
| 1976 | 129,673 |
| 1977 | 133,004 |
| 1978 | 141,558 |
| * These figures are for only eight months of 1968 (27 April to 31 December 1968). | |