Abortion Mr. Amess To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions were carried out at each week of gestation between 18 and 32 weeks in 2006; what the (a) age of mother, (b) residency of mother, (c) grounds for abortion, (d) marital status of mother, (e) number of previous children and (f) number of previous abortions were in each case; and how many and what percentage of those abortions were performed in the (i) public and (ii) private sector. Dawn Primarolo The available information is set out in the following tables. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Gestation| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Age |18 |19|20|21|22|23|24+|Total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Under 20 |375 |357|262|213|175|168|11|1,561| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |20 to 24 |386 |324|280|207|172|121|22|1,512| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |25 to 29 |250 |180|176|125|112|98|28|969| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |30 to 34 |165 |104|117|113|76|66|43|684| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |35+ |181 |146|97|96|81|57|32|690| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total |1,357 |1,111|932|754|616|510|136|5,416| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Totals are grouped where there are less than 10 (0-nine) cases, or where a presented value would reveal a total less than 10 (0-nine) when used with data already published.| |||||||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Gestation| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Country of residence |18 |19|20|21|22|23|24+|Total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |England and Wales |1,357 |1,111|932|754|616|510|136|5,416| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scotland |11 |20|27|20|31|2—|2—|121| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Republic of Ireland |56 |28|37|25|15|2—|2—|180| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other non resident |45 |35|28|25|20|2—|2—|189| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Totals are grouped where there are less than 10 (0-9) cases, or where a presented value would reveal a total less than 10 (0-9) when used with data already published.2 Suppressed value.| |||||||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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|Grounds |18 |19|20|21|22|23|24+|Total| 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|Section 1(1)(a) and other2 |1,242 |1,021|787|573|485|398|0|4,506| 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|Section 1(1)(d) |115 |90|145|181|131|112|1362|910| 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|1 Totals are grouped where there are less than 10 (0-9) cases, or where a presented value would reveal a total less than 10 (0-9) when used with data already published.2 abortions 24 weeks and over and carried out under sections l(l)(b), l(l)(c) and 1(4) of the Abortion Act are included in total 136.Section l(l)(a): that the pregnancy has not exceeded its twenty-fourth week and that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or any existing children of her family.Section l(l)(b): that the termination is necessary to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.Section l(l)(c): that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman, greater than if the pregnancy were terminatedSection l(l)(d): that there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped.Section 1(4): that the termination is immediately necessary to save the life or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.| |||||||| 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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Gestation| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Marital status |18 |19|20|21|22|23|24+|Total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Single |924 |750|625|504|397|349|49|3,598| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Married |177 |150|154|147|117|99|66|910| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Divorced, separated, widowed |34 |23|14|2—|11|2—|2—|101| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Not known/not stated |222 |188|139|2—|91|2—|2—|807| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |1,357 |1,111|932|754|616|510|136|5,416| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Totals are grouped where there are less than 10 (0-9) cases, or where a presented value would reveal a total less than 10 (0-9) when used with data already published.2 Suppressed value.| |||||||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Gestation| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of previous live births or stillbirths (over 24 weeks) |18 |19|20|21|22|23|24+|Total| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |0 |730 |641|550|445|386|313|64|3,129| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 |298 |239|186|164|122|103|39|1,151| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 |169 |118|113|89|64|52|19|624| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 or more |160 |113|83|56|44|42|14|512| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |1,357 |1,111|932|754|616|510|136|5,416| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Totals are grouped where there are less than 10 (0 - 9) cases, or where a presented value would reveal a total less than 10 (0-9) when used with data already published.| |||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Gestation| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of previous abortions |18 |19|20|21|22|23|24+|Total| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |0 |961 |788|657|586|471|479|23|3,965| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 |305 |252|220|124|117|—|—|1,129| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 or more |91 |71|55|44|28|—|—|322| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |1,357 |1,111|932|754|616|510|136|5,416| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Totals are grouped where there are less than 10 (0 - 9) cases, or where a presented value would reveal a total less than 10 (0-9) when used with data already published.| |||||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- |Percentage | -------------------------------------------------------- | |Gestation| -------------------------------------------------------- |Abortions by purchaser |18|19|20|21|22|23|24+| -------------------------------------------------------- |NHS |20|16|20|28|25|25|100| -------------------------------------------------------- |NHS agency |70|75|71|65|62|64|0| -------------------------------------------------------- |Private |9|9|10|7|13|11|0| -------------------------------------------------------- |Total |100|100|100|100|100|100|100| -------------------------------------------------------- |Note:Percentages are rounded and may not add up to 100|||||||| --------------------------------------------------------