Young and pregnant

Young and pregnant: Two abortions by the age of 16

Now 23 and a mum, she talks about the need to raise awareness of support avenues

Ms Michelle Lim with her three-year-old son. The 23-year-old, who runs her own logistics business, does not feel that laws stipulating a minimum age for abortion or parental consent will help teenage mums like herself. She says she would not have had
Ms Michelle Lim with her three-year-old son. The 23-year-old, who runs her own logistics business, does not feel that laws stipulating a minimum age for abortion or parental consent will help teenage mums like herself. She says she would not have had her two abortions when she was a teen if she had "not felt all alone back then". ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
Janice Tai
Social Affairs Correspondent
Updated
Mar 18, 2018, 10:13 AM
Published
Mar 18, 2018, 05:00 AM
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By age 16, Ms Michelle Lim had already had two abortions.

The first foetus was sucked out of her while she was unconscious. She was 15 and three months pregnant.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 18, 2018, with the headline Young and pregnant: Two abortions by the age of 16. Subscribe

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