Abortions Carried out in Singapore from 2002 to 2012

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health in each year from 2002 to 2012, how many abortions were carried out (i) on or before the 12th week of pregnancy; (ii) from the 12th to the 20th week of pregnancy; (iii) from the 21st to the 24th week of pregnancy; (iv) after the 24th week of pregnancy; and (v) on Singaporeans, PRs and foreigners.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: The statistics of abortions carried out in the first trimester (up to 12 weeks), second trimester (>12-24 weeks) and after 24 weeks of pregnancy are provided in Table 1. Table 2 provides the breakdown of abortions by Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and foreigners.