Written Question · S1W-32863 · Session 1
How many abortions have been performed since 1967 under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 and how many of these have been performed i…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many abortions have been performed since 1967 under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 and how many of these have been performed in order to save the life of the pregnant women under section 1(1) of the act, expressed also in percentage of the total number of abortions.
The answer
Information on abortions performed in Scotland under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 are published annually by the Information and Statistics Division (ISD) of NHS Scotland. Figures can be accessed at the following link:http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/sexual_health/Abortion/AAS_homepage.htmTable 6 on these web pages provides figures for 1986 to 2001. Information on abortions performed in order to save the life of the woman is only available from 1991, recorded in the abortion notifications under ground F (it was necessary to save the life of the woman).
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-32863 by reference.