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Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which 10 primary care organisations had the (a) highest and (b) lowest abortion rates in England per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years in 2007. [279079]
Gillian Merron: Information for 2007 is shown in the following table.
Highest and lowest abortion rates by primary care organisation, England, 2007 | ||
Age standardised rate per 1,000 women resident, aged 15-44( 1) | ||
(1) Rates for PCOs are based on 2006 mid-year population estimates. |
Mr. Amess:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, columns 830-32W, on abortion, what the characteristics were of the statistically most likely candidate in (a) England and (b) each health authority for an abortion in 2008 in terms of (i) the marital status of the woman, (ii) the age of the woman, (iii) the gestation of the
pregnancy, (iv) the number of previous children borne by the woman, (v) the number of previous abortions undergone by the woman and (vi) the legal grounds under which the abortion was performed. [279122]
Gillian Merron: The information is shown in the following table.
Most common( 1) conditions for women having abortions in 2008, by strategic health authority of residence | ||||||
Marital status | Age | Gestation (weeks) | Number of previous children | Number of previous abortions | Ground | |
(1) Statistical mode (highest frequency). Note: Ground C: that the pregnancy has not exceeded its 24th 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. |
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions were performed in (a) Southend and (b) Essex in 2008, broken down by (i) age of the women, (ii) grounds of the abortion and (iii) gestation of the pregnancy. [279045]
Gillian Merron: The information is shown in the following tables.
Abortions for residents of Essex primary care trusts (PCTs)( 1) by age, ground and gestation, 2008 | ||||||
Age | South East Essex | North East Essex | Mid Essex | South West Essex | West Essex | Total Essex PCTs |
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