Our “Your Stories” series are submissions shared with us via email or in one-on-one interviews, for the purposes of our research and campaigns. All names have been changed (unless the use of real names was explicitly permitted by the author), and we have sought permission to publish from th...
This is a previously unpublished post originally sent in to The Straits Times Forum on 21 November 2017.
The letter “Post-abortion stress, risks can’t be ignored” (Nov 19, The Straits Times Forum) expresses laudable concern for women who may experience negative emotional or psychological ...
By Nurin Adila Shahrin, GEC volunteer
More than 40 participants gathered for the second session of Gender Equality is Our Culture’s (GEC) Ramadan Talks, to learn more about the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy and marriage within the Malay-Muslim community in Singapore. Since 2006, ...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
We disagree with Mr Darius Lee's recent call to require parental consent for under-18s to access abortions ("Restore parental consent for abortions for under-18s"; Forum Online, Feb 25).
Girls and young women who are fortunate ...
By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator
We were concerned to read that a foreign domestic worker was arrested after giving birth to a stillborn baby ("Maid hides her stillborn baby in drawer"; Oct 21).
According to Article 12 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discr...
By Min, AWARE Intern
The views expressed in this post are the writer's own personal opinions.
28 May was the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. Being a young woman, I have many questions about women and health in Singapore. Are women allowed to make informed decisions about ...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
Pre-abortion counselling should facilitate patients’ choices, rather than seek to influence them, and provide scientifically sound and accurate information, as well as non-judgmental support.
Importantly, the likelihood and signi...
This is a summary of key points in the written submission by AWARE to the Ministry of Health, as part of its public consultation on proposed changes to the criteria for mandatory pre-abortion counselling.
Background
AWARE is Singapore’s leading gender equality advocacy group. We seek to remo...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
I refer to Ms Angeline Chua’s letter calling for women considering abortion to have more information on the “psychological effects” of the procedure (“Elaborate on psychological impact of abortion”, 10 Aug).
Emotional an...
