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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of induced abortions across various age groups between January and October 2025. Detailed age breakdowns were not available for younger age groups due to data collection limitations.

AnsweredQoN 971Legislative Council

Asked

2 December 2025

Member

Hon Maryka Groenewald

Portfolio

Health

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For the period between 1 January 2025 and 31 October 2025, what was the total number of: (a) induced abortions on persons aged less than 15 years; (b) in reference to (a), what was the age breakdown of these cases; (c) induced abortions on persons aged 15 to 17 years; (d) in reference to (c), what was the age breakdown of these cases; (e) induced abortions on persons aged 18 to 24 years; (f) in reference to (e), what was the age breakdown of these cases; (g) induced abortions on persons aged 25 to 29 years; (h) induced abortions on persons aged 30 to 34 years; (i) induced abortions on persons aged 35 to 39 years; (j) induced abortions on persons aged 40 to 44 years; and (k) induced abortions on persons aged 45 years and older?

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Answered

24 February 2026

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health

Response time

7 days

(a) 19
(b )-(f) Not available, age ranges specified in the Chief Health Officer (Provision of Abortion Information) Directions 2024 do not enable breakdown to these categories.
(g) 2,043
(h) 1,711
(i) 1,199
(j) 377
(k) 32

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