Is an abortion really confidential in Singapore?

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Yes, in Singapore an abortion is treated as a private medical matter, and your personal details aren’t shared with anyone else without your permission. Medical professionals and the clinic have to keep the consultation, procedure and records confidential by law, and they can only disclose information if you agree to it. I had my surgical abortion with Dr Jen Shek Wei, and everything was kept between me and the clinic, no one outside of the medical team was told unless I chose to tell them myself. If you’re under 16, there are some extra counselling steps before the procedure, but the clinic still won’t share your info without your consent. So yes, in my experience and legally, it stays confidential.

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If the mummy's age is more than 16 years old, you can get complete confidentiality where no parental consent needed and partner does not need to know. But there is a mandatory counseling by MOH trained counselor. However, if the female's age is less than 14 years old but is married, a mandatory interview at HPB-CC is needed. For age <14yrs (unmarried) or <13yrs (married), this will be a committed offence of statutory rape, no medical confidentiality and will be reported to police and parent. http://www.jlgyne.com/Dr-James-Lee/Singapore-Gynecologist/Abortion-Singapore.html

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Yes, it is confidential. Medical professionals are legally obliged to keep the details private. Before the procedure, they have to undergo counselling. http://singaporelegaladvice.com/law-articles/what-are-singapores-laws-on-abortion/

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