
REASONS FOR LATE TERM ABORTIONS
It is continually cited that
This is not the case.
Latest SA statistics reveal that over half of the
It is also stated that hardly any
That depends on whether you think 120 per year is a small number or not. And this is a 25% increase from 90 in the previous year.
Latest Pregnancy Outcome in SA statistics
Table 78: Reported reason for termination of pregnancy by gestation, South Australia, 2016
Reason for termination | Gestation (weeks) | ||||
<14 | 14-19 | 20+ | Total | ||
Number | Number | Number | Number | ||
Mental health of |
3861 | 234 | 58 | 4153 | |
Congenital anomalies | 45 | 62 | 52 | 159 | |
11 | 10 | 10 | 31 | ||
Pre-existing psychiatric | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 3920 | 306 | 120 | 4346 |