In Scotland:

13,081 abortions took place in 2006.

362 of these involved girls under the age of 16.

12,603 abortions took place in 2005.

341 of these involved girls under the age of 16.

In 2006, the abortion rate was highest for women in the 16-19 age group at 24.1 per 1000.

The rate for women aged 20-24 was 23.6 per 1000.

The NHS Tayside area had the highest figures for those aged 15-44, at 15.7 per 1000 women.

In Lothian and Greater Glasgow the rate was 13.9 per 1000.

67.3% of all abortion were performed at less than 10 weeks.