24th Feb 2021
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim
MP for Sengkang GRC
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim
MP for Sengkang GRC
Question No. 475
To ask the Minister of Health how many Singaporean women underwent abortions between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020, with a breakdown by numbers per month.
Written Answer
1. There were 4,029 abortions performed on Singaporean women between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020, with breakdown of numbers by month appended in Table 1.
Table 1: Number of Abortions performed on Singaporean (Citizens)
Women in 2020, by Month
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Number of Abortions |
351 |
352 |
349 |
403 |
334 |
312 |
283 |
335 |
330 |
326 |
306 |
348 |