12,000 Abortions in Singapore
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Singapore Abortions
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Every year, 12,000 foetuses are aborted in Singapore. Put in context, that’s about 24% of all Singapore pregnancies every year. And shockingly enough, about half are carried out by married women.
Doctors say that our high abortion rates are due to not enough people using contraception, or using them correctly.
According to Dr Beh Suan Tiong, president of the Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Singapore: “Many husbands do not use condom right from the start of the sexual activity, (they) wait till they are near ejaculation before they put it on, and that defeats the purpose.”
Most mums we spoke to were also scared of taking the pill as they feared side effects. One such mum Lynette Loh, 29, shared, “I’ve stayed away from birth controls as I’ve seen how it made my sister balloon in weight and start having acne.
Other mums inaccurately think that birth control pills may be linked to cancer and others have the misconception that the intrauterine system makes sexual intercourse uncomfortable and carries an infection risk.
For such women, it is adviced to at least use natural family planning, which involves tracking their ovulation by measuring body temperature and cervical secretions.
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That means about 24% of all pregnancies in Singapore are terminated.
12,000 murdered babies.
But come to think of it.. cost of living in Singapore really deters working couples from wanting to have children. so its very much a mental battle between letting go a life or ensuring that the family financial situation is not jeopardized.
Of course it’s expensive to have kids.
It will cost you time, money, your freedom, and possibly your self-esteem as well. You’ll never be able to buy things on a whim or fly off on a holiday at a moment’s notice again. You may not be able to get a good night’s sleep for many years to come and privacy between you and your spouse may become a thing of the past. Your body may take years to recover from the childbirth and your tummy may continue to be riddled with stretchmarks for the rest of your life and your breasts with deflate and sag pathetically after you stop breastfeeding. You may find yourself quarelling with your spouse over whether the baby needs to see the doctor (again) after throwing up for the third time and you may find yourself berated and humiliated day and night by your mother-in-law who finds your babycare skills grossly inadequate. Your every decision will be questioned, and you may be driven to tears as you begin to realise that all your years at college and your excellent performance at work never prepared you for the ceaseless struggle that is childrearing.
Your life will never be the same again. Having children means great, great sacrifice. But that is no justification for ending a life.
So, if you are not willing to make that sacrifice, then don’t have children. Take precautions to prevent pregnancy from happening.