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❓ Hon Maryka Groenewald asks the Minister for Health about the number of abortions performed in WA in 2024, broken down by method, justification, and gestational age. The Minister was unable to provide complete data.

AnsweredQoN 294Legislative Council

Asked

17 June 2025

Member

Hon Maryka Groenewald

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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 2024 and 31 December 2024, what was the number of: (i) chemically induced abortions; (ii) surgical abortions; (iii) abortions that were fully elective; and (iv) abortions where the justification given was the health of the mother during this period; (b) for the period between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, what was the total number of induced abortions where the reason given was: (i) fetal abnormality; (ii) medical condition; (iii) maternal medical condition; (iv) fetal medical condition; and (v) other; and (c) for the period between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, 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

12 August 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health

Response time

6 days

(a)
(i) Unable to provide
(ii) 5,647
(iii) – (iv) Unable to provide.
(b)
(i) 248.
(ii) – (iv) Unable to provide.
(v) 9,166.
(c)
(i) 7,608.
(ii) 1,318.
(iii) 444.
(iv) – (vii) Unable to provide.

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