Abstract
During a 10-month period, 250 unmarried girls presented to the Glasgow Advisory Centre (G.A.C.), thinking that they were pregnant, and in 210 cases, pregnancy was confirmed. In 88 of these 210 girls, it was known that termination of the pregnancy was carried out, either in Glasgow or in England. Five girls were known to continue with the pregnancy, while the remaining 117 defaulted from further attendance and their outcome could not therefore be determined. Some of the problems associated with termination of pregnancy in the unmarried have been discussed including the workings of the Abortion Act, the role of the General Practitioner and the lack of facilities in the Glasgow area, both for the provision af advice and the performance of termination.
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