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Parliamentary QA

Teenage Pregnancy

1 March 2023

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NOTICE PAPER NO. 1775
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 1 MARCH 2023


Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Mariam Jaafar:
MP for Sembawang GRC


Question No. 2767


To ask the Minister for Health whether there has been a rise in teenage pregnancies over the last five years.


NOTICE PAPER NO. 1762
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 1 MARCH 2023


Question No 2779


To ask the Minister for Health what has been the trend in teenage abortions over the last five years.


Answer


Over the last five years (2017-2021), the incidence rate of pregnancies and abortions among teenagers remained largely unchanged, at 4 in 1000 and 2 in 1000 teenage females respectively.