Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Health about the number of induced abortions in WA during 2010, broken down by gestation period and age of the woman. The answer provides the requested data and clarifies the inclusion of 20-week gestation abortions.

AnsweredQoN 3805Legislative Council
Asked
6 April 2011
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

For the calendar year from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, what was the number of, -
(a) induced abortions;
(b) induced abortions over 12 weeks gestation;
(c) induced abortions for women under the age of 20; and
(d) induced abortions over 20 weeks gestation?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
24 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Health
Response time
48 days
(a) 8,414
(b) 525
a
(c) 1416
(d) 27
bc
Notes:
a
Induced abortions over 12 weeks include those abortions over 20 weeks gestation.
b
Does not include abortions with exactly 20 weeks gestation.
c
If abortions with 20 weeks gestation (the cut-off at which approval is required for abortion under section 334 (7) of the Health Act) are included, the answer to part (d) is 45 (i.e. this is the number of abortions of
20 weeks or more
gestation).
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