Close to 70 per cent of these married women cited "having enough children", "cannot afford another child", "too close to last pregnancy" and "not ready to start a family" as the main reasons for having an abortion, an MOH spokesman told The Sunday Times.
Being financially strapped is one major reason why some women choose to end their pregnancy, counsellors said.
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