Requirement for Pre-abortion Counselling

Debated in Parliament on 8 Apr 2013.

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Gerald Giam questioned why certain groups of women, such as those without PSLE or with three or more children, are exempt from mandatory pre-abortion counselling.
Gan Kim Yong explained that mandatory counselling was introduced in 1987 to provide information and support, but some criteria may no longer be relevant.
The Ministry of Health has begun a review of the counselling requirements and will consult the public in due course.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health why women who have not passed the PSLE, have no secondary education, have three or more children, or are foreigners, are not required to undergo pre-abortion counselling by a trained abortion counsellor before undergoing an abortion.

Gan Kim Yong

Mandatory pre-abortion and post-abortion counselling was introduced in 1987 to provide information and support to women intending

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to undergo abortion. The criteria reflected the main concern then.

Some of the criteria are no longer relevant and should be reviewed. The Ministry had commenced a review of this in early March this year and will consult the public in due course.

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Requirement for Pre-abortion Counselling

Debated in Parliament on 8 Apr 2013.

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Gerald Giam questioned why certain groups of women, such as those without PSLE or with three or more children, are exempt from mandatory pre-abortion counselling.
Gan Kim Yong explained that mandatory counselling was introduced in 1987 to provide information and support, but some criteria may no longer be relevant.
The Ministry of Health has begun a review of the counselling requirements and will consult the public in due course.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Gan Kim Yong

Mandatory pre-abortion and post-abortion counselling was introduced in 1987 to provide information and support to women intending

Page: 152

to undergo abortion. The criteria reflected the main concern then.

Some of the criteria are no longer relevant and should be reviewed. The Ministry had commenced a review of this in early March this year and will consult the public in due course.

Requirement for Pre-abortion Counselling

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Gan Kim Yong

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Requirement for Pre-abortion Counselling

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Gan Kim Yong

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