Trend in Teenage Pregnancies and Abortions

Debated in Parliament on 1 Mar 2023.

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The debate centered on trends in teenage pregnancies and abortions over the past five years.
Mariam Jaafar queried the Minister for Health on whether teenage pregnancies had increased and what the abortion trend had been.
Minister Ong Ye Kung reported that from 2017 to 2021, the teenage pregnancy rate stayed steady at four per 1,000 females.
He also noted that the teenage abortion rate remained stable at two per 1,000 females over the same period.
The response indicated no significant change in either indicator during the five-year timeframe.

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Mariam Jaafar

Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for Health whether there has been a rise in teenage pregnancies over the last five years.

Mariam Jaafar

Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for Health what has been the trend in teenage abortions over the last five years.

Ong Ye Kung

Over the last five years – 2017 to 2021 – the incidence rate of pregnancies and abortions among teenagers remained largely unchanged, at four in 1,000 and two in 1,000 teenage females respectively.

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The debate centered on trends in teenage pregnancies and abortions over the past five years.
Mariam Jaafar queried the Minister for Health on whether teenage pregnancies had increased and what the abortion trend had been.
Minister Ong Ye Kung reported that from 2017 to 2021, the teenage pregnancy rate stayed steady at four per 1,000 females.
He also noted that the teenage abortion rate remained stable at two per 1,000 females over the same period.
The response indicated no significant change in either indicator during the five-year timeframe.

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Trend in Teenage Pregnancies and Abortions

Debated in Parliament on 1 Mar 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The debate centered on trends in teenage pregnancies and abortions over the past five years.
Mariam Jaafar queried the Minister for Health on whether teenage pregnancies had increased and what the abortion trend had been.
Minister Ong Ye Kung reported that from 2017 to 2021, the teenage pregnancy rate stayed steady at four per 1,000 females.
He also noted that the teenage abortion rate remained stable at two per 1,000 females over the same period.
The response indicated no significant change in either indicator during the five-year timeframe.

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Mariam Jaafar

Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for Health whether there has been a rise in teenage pregnancies over the last five years.

Mariam Jaafar

Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for Health what has been the trend in teenage abortions over the last five years.

Ong Ye Kung

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The debate centered on trends in teenage pregnancies and abortions over the past five years.
Mariam Jaafar queried the Minister for Health on whether teenage pregnancies had increased and what the abortion trend had been.
Minister Ong Ye Kung reported that from 2017 to 2021, the teenage pregnancy rate stayed steady at four per 1,000 females.
He also noted that the teenage abortion rate remained stable at two per 1,000 females over the same period.
The response indicated no significant change in either indicator during the five-year timeframe.

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Mariam Jaafar

Mariam Jaafar

Ong Ye Kung

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Trend in Teenage Pregnancies and Abortions

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Mariam Jaafar

Mariam Jaafar

Ong Ye Kung

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