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Number of abortions down by about half in nearly a decade
Plunge in teenage abortions and greater use of birth control by women among key reasons
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Contributing to the overall year-on-year drop in the abortion count since 2010 was a plunge in teenage abortions.
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The number of abortions carried out here has fallen by about half in almost a decade, as couples are more savvy about birth control and there are fewer unplanned pregnancies, counsellors say.
According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), there were about 6,400 abortions here in 2018 - down from about 6,800 in 2017 and about 12,000 in 2010. The 2018 figures are the latest available.
