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❓ Hon Maryka Groenewald asks the Minister for Health about the number of abortions performed in WA between January and October 2025, broken down by type and gestational age. The answer provides some data but indicates limitations in data collection for later gestational ages.

AnsweredQoN 972Legislative Council

Asked

2 December 2025

Member

Hon Maryka Groenewald

Portfolio

Health

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I refer to the practice of terminating pregnancies in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) for the period between 1 January 2025 and 31 October 2025, what was the number of pregnancies terminated through abortion; (b) in reference to (a), how many of these were surgical abortions; and (c) for the period between 1 January 2025 and 31 October 2025, what was the total number of induced abortions between: (i) 1 and 9 weeks gestation; (ii) 9.1 and 13.6 weeks gestation; (iii) 14 and 19.6 weeks gestation; (iv) 20 and 23 weeks gestation; (v) 23.1 and 30 weeks gestation; (vi) 31 and 35 weeks gestation; and (vii) 36 and 42 weeks gestation?

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Answered

24 February 2026

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health

Response time

7 days

(a) 7,790
(b) 4,570
(c)(i) 6,366
(ii) 1,014
(iii) 328
(iv) 53
(v) Not available – gestational age ranges specified in the Chief Health Officer (Provision of Abortion Information) Directions 2024 do not enable breakdown to this category.
(vi) Not available – gestational age ranges specified in the Chief Health Officer (Provision of Abortion Information) Directions 2024 do not enable breakdown to this category.
(vii) Not available – gestational age ranges specified in the Chief Health Officer (Provision of Abortion Information) Directions 2024 do not enable breakdown to this category.

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