ABORTIONS AMONG FOREIGN DOMESTIC WORKERS

Parliament of Singapore · 14 August 2003

Official Report, 14 August 2003, Vol 76, Issue 16 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Braema MathiaparanamKhaw Boon Wan

Ms Braema Mathiaparanam asked the Acting Minister for Health what is the number of abortions among foreign domestic workers from 1999 - 2003.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: The Ministry collects data on the number of abortions among work permit holders, but it does not have detailed breakdown by category of worker.

The available data from 1999 to 2002 are tabulated below: Abortions Among Work Permit Holders (1999-2002) Year Number As % of total no. of abortions 1999 1360 9.9% 2000 1408 10.3% 2001 1570 11.9% 2002 1420 11.1%

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 14 August 2003. Republished on SGParliament.