• IP addresses are NOT logged in this forum so there's no point asking. Please note that this forum is full of homophobes, racists, lunatics, schizophrenics & absolute nut jobs with a smattering of geniuses, Chinese chauvinists, Moderate Muslims and last but not least a couple of "know-it-alls" constantly sprouting their dubious wisdom. If you believe that content generated by unsavory characters might cause you offense PLEASE LEAVE NOW! Sammyboy Admin and Staff are not responsible for your hurt feelings should you choose to read any of the content here.

    The OTHER forum is HERE so please stop asking.

Thanks to Pink Dot, anal sex in Sinkapore hits 30-year high

Rogue Trader

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset
Abortions fall to 30-year low

Theresa TanThe Straits TimesTuesday, Jul 29, 2014

SINGAPORE - The number of abortions hit a historic low here last year, falling below the 10,000 mark for the first time in at least 30 years.


The Health Ministry told The Sunday Times that 9,282 abortions were performed last year, 13 per cent fewer than in 2012.
Last year's figure was also way below the peak of 23,512 in 1985. After pre-abortion counselling was made mandatory in 1987, the numbers fell steadily to an average of 12,000 a year for most of the past decade.

Gynaecologists and counsellors say the decline reflects the increasingly widespread use of contraception by Singaporeans.


The numbers would have been even lower, if not for a rising number of abortions on permanent residents and, especially, foreign women.


About six in 10 abortions last year were on Singaporeans, down from eight in 10 in 2003. Conversely, almost four in 10 abortions were on PRs and foreigners, up from two in 10 in 2003.


The foreign women who had abortions included maids, service industry workers, professionals, wives of foreign professionals and foreign wives of Singaporean men. They were from countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines.


There are practical reasons some choose to end their pregnancies.


Manpower laws bar female work permit holders, such as maids, from getting pregnant or giving birth here, unless they are wed to a Singaporean or PR with the Controller of Work Permit's approval. Those who become pregnant are not allowed to continue working here. Other foreigners have abortions as they are not married or do not want a baby to affect their job prospects here.

Dr Kenneth Wong, of Obgyn Centre, a private clinic, said: "Many of these foreigners have uprooted themselves to provide for their families back home and having a child is an inconceivable prospect to bear."

Ms Rose Boon, a volunteer with the Pregnancy Crisis Service which helps pregnant women in distress, said some wives of foreign professionals say they cannot cope with starting a family or having more children without family support.

Just over half of the abortions were on married women last year, while those on singles accounted for about 40 per cent.


Most of those who had abortions were in their 20s and 30s. Abortions on women under 20 fell by half in the past decade.

Last year, the most commonly cited reason for choosing an abortion was that the woman was unwed, divorced or widowed. That was followed by those who said they had enough children and those not ready to start a family.


There was also a sharp rise in tertiary-educated women who had abortions in the past decade. Some 43 per cent of the abortions were on graduates last year, almost triple the 16 per cent in 2003.


Graduates comprised the largest group by educational qualifications, overtaking those with secondary, vocational or O levels for the first time in the past decade.


Those interviewed said there are more women graduates now and many foreign professionals or their wives are also tertiary educated.


Ms Jennifer Heng, who counsels women with unplanned pregnancies, said: "Many of the women I see are highly educated and say they are not ready to be mothers.


"They feel it would not be fair to their babies if they were not settled in their careers. They want to focus on their careers and making money first and always feel they can have a child later."


Unlike lower-educated women who struggle to make ends meet and cannot afford another child, graduate women choose abortion as they do not want an unplanned pregnancy to derail their climb up the corporate ladder or lifestyle goals, counsellors say.


Ms Jennifer Chee, of Alife, a charity which counsels women facing unwanted pregnancies, said: "It's all about expectations. Instead of having five children, graduates feel it's better to have one or two children and focus all their time and energy to give their children the best."



[email protected]


Get a copy of The Straits Times or go to straitstimes.com for more stories.


 

Rogue Trader

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset
NEWS UPDATESAsean Affairs [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] 8 June 2012[/FONT]

<tbody>
</tbody>
HIV infections on the rise in Singapore

08 June 2012

The number of young people in Singapore diagnosed with HIV has doubled in the past seven years, according to Ministry of Health statistics.



Published yesterday on its website, they reveal that almost 100 people aged 29 and younger tested positive last year, compared with about 50 in 2005.


In all, 461 people tested positive last year. While more people in general have become infected in recent years, teenagers and young adults represent an increasingly at-risk group.



Seven years ago, the under-30 group made up one in six new cases. Last year, the figure was one in five.



Doctors said more young people could be going for tests due to greater awareness of the disease and efforts by advocacy groups to promote the practice.



Last December, non-government group Action for Aids (AfA) rolled out a mobile-testing van.



HIV can cause Aids as it destroys immune systems. As of last December, 1,493 infected people have died.


But others have noted that more young people are having sex and many do not protect themselves by using condoms.


A survey by Singapore Planned Parenthood Association, whose findings were released last month, found that half the 1,790 respondents had lost their virginity by the time they were 20.



In a smaller 1999 survey, only 3 per cent of those aged 12 to 20 had had sex. While the association acknowledged the latest survey may not be representative, John Vijayan Vasavan, its board member and ex-president, said it suggested that young people now throw caution to the wind.



A spokesman for the Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control (DSC) Clinic said young people may have reckless sex due to factors such as increased access to the Internet and social media, where they may contact like-minded people.



Donovan Lo, AfA's executive director, said young gay and bisexual men were likely fuelling the alarming trend.


Last year, more homosexual and bisexual men were diagnosed with HIV than heterosexual men for the first time since 1990.


Lo said younger men are less afraid of the virus because they do not see the "death and misery" it wrought in the 1990s. New medications can keep infected people in relatively good health for years though there is still no cure for Aids.



"Infected people rarely inform their sexual partners of their status. Gay men do not talk about HIV because of the stigma and discrimination," he added.



It is an offence if someone infected with the virus does not inform the sex partner before sexual intercourse. Those convicted can be jailed for up to 10 years and/or fined a maximum of $$50,000 (US$39,100).



One barrier to safe-sex campaigns is the ban on TV advertisements that feature or refer to contraceptives.


While the Education Ministry and Health Promotion Board run HIV awareness programmes for the young, a DSC Clinic spokesman said that parents should also educate teens about responsible sexual behaviour.


"Leave age-appropriate resources for them to pick up on their own and read," she said. "Most importantly, let your children know that you will always be there for them if they need someone to confide in."



 

laksaboy

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset
A lower abortion rate means nothing at all. It could be due to better use of contraception. Or couples chose to not make babies, or are incapable of conceiving.

Maybe the mothers gave birth but discarded their babies in a rubbish dump or public toilet.

Also, the article had to include an obligatory quip from a pro-life entity. :rolleyes:

Ms Jennifer Chee, of Alife, a charity which counsels women facing unwanted pregnancies, said: "It's all about expectations. Instead of having five children, graduates feel it's better to have one or two children and focus all their time and energy to give their children the best."


http://www.alife.org.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=71

Vision

aLife views every child from the moment of conception as a precious gift to be cherished and enjoyed by all. aLife is a secular, non-profit voluntary welfare organisation. It is committed to educating, advising and supporting women and their families on issues related to the unborn child and the mother's reproductive health.


Jennifer Chee has been campaigning against abortion for quite a while.

Women who undergo many abortions unaware or indifferent
http://www.divaasia.com/article/21092

From Abortion to Adoption
Experts feel the law could be changed to make those seeking abortion think harder and longer.
https://www.healthxchange.com.sg/News/Pages/abortion-adoption.aspx
 

johnny333

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset
In Canada I had a colleague who was a single parent. She was not struggling or distressed, just a single mom. She was actually a uni graduate. Over there having common law relationships are quite common. Common law relationships is when a couple decide to live together without going through the ritual of marriage.

Canada is a first world nation & they have various after care services to look after children while their parents work. Their system also takes care of the old & handicap, unlike in Spore where you have to DIY by getting a maid. Even if you want to get a maid you have to undergo a means test & pay the PAP for the privilege:rolleyes:

It is really sad what the PAP has turned Spore into, an expensive place without much value.
 

songsongjurong

Alfrescian
Loyal
[video=youtube;6IFK_SK8VZk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFK_SK8VZk[/video]


There'll be times
When my crimes
Will seem almost unforgivable
I give in to sin
Because you have to make this life livable
But when you think I've had enough
From your sea of love
I'll take more than another riverful
And I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile

Strangelove
Strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove
That's how my love goes
Strangelove
Will you give it to me
Will you take the pain
I will give to you
Again and again
And will you return it


There'll be days
When I stray
I may appear to be
Constantly out of reach
I give in to sin
Because I like to practice what I preach
I'm not trying to say
I'll have it all my way
I'm always willing to learn
When you've got something to teach
And I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile

Pain will you return it
I'll say it again, pain
Pain will you return it
I won't say it again


I give in
Again and again
I give in
Will you give it to be
I give in
I'll say it again
I give in

I give in
Again and again
I give in
That's how my love goes
I give in
I'll say it again
I give in
 

kryonlight

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset
Rony Tan of Lighthouse Evangelism, the healer. Gays are people needing cleansing by the proven divineness of Rony Tan.

rony-tan.jpg

If God can't heal his pockmarked face, I don't think any gay will go near him. If given only two choices, gays would rather flock around Lee Hsien Loong than Rony Tan.
 

tonychat

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset
abortion means a lot of things from statistic and they view only one statistic and determine the whole ... that is what you called sinkie competence...National day is coming .let's celebrate sinkie fucktardness with the whole nation.
 

kryonlight

Alfrescian (Inf)
Asset
Hi kryonlight,
I pity you and will pray to cast the devil out of your body and you be set free. Pastor Tan is a godly man with high integrity.

There's nothing to cast out of my body. I am the Devil. I am Satan. You can't cast the devil out of the Devil. But the Devil is fully capable of casting Rony Tan out of your body.
 

cunnosieur

Alfrescian
Loyal
images
images


302s JOSHUA URIEL LEONG AND PARTNER

[video=youtube;6IFK_SK8VZk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFK_SK8VZk[/video]

There'll be times
When my crimes
Will seem almost unforgivable
I give in to sin
Because you have to make this life livable
But when you think I've had enough
From your sea of love
I'll take more than another riverful
And I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile

Strangelove
Strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove
That's how my love goes
Strangelove
Will you give it to me
Will you take the pain
I will give to you
Again and again
And will you return it


There'll be days
When I stray
I may appear to be
Constantly out of reach
I give in to sin
Because I like to practice what I preach
I'm not trying to say
I'll have it all my way
I'm always willing to learn
When you've got something to teach
And I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile

Pain will you return it
I'll say it again, pain
Pain will you return it
I won't say it again


I give in
Again and again
I give in
Will you give it to be
I give in
I'll say it again
I give in

I give in
Again and again
I give in
That's how my love goes
I give in
I'll say it again
I give in
 
Last edited:
Top