<![CDATA[Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned?]]>I first discovered this two years ago when I wanted to give away all my maternity clothes to charity. So I googled for "Shelter for pregnant teen, Singapore". The Singapore Abortion Centre stood out as an ad. I was curious so I went to check out the website and to see what it’s about. I did not like what I saw, as it made abortions sounds like a walk in the park.


I was furious. I wrote to the both the MCYS and MOH. MCYS says it’s an ad and they can’t do anything; but MOH says they will look into this. I was told that there are specific guidelines for advertisements for medical procedures etc and there’s likely a breach there. Unfortunately, two years on, and everytime I google something about pregnancy, that particular centre still stand out on the top of the ads.

Am I over-reacting? Any doctors here? Isn’t there a rule against advertising services for abortion? That being said, I do believe that the option should be available… but perhaps when people do a specific search on the topic of abortion?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/45527/advertisement-for-abortion-should-this-be-bannedRSS for NodeSun, 03 May 2026 10:40:20 GMTWed, 14 Nov 2012 06:56:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:14:00 GMT]]>If cant afford should abort?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/910898https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/910898Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:14:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:24:23 GMT]]>I beg for difference.


It is definitely not a right option to go for abortion in whatever reason.

Whoever he/she it is who choose this option, do bear in mind for the consequences of abortion.

Abortion is 恶，肯定得恶报。请别轻易堕胎。三思而后行。

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/904266https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/904266Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:24:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:33:27 GMT]]>D&C not to compare with abortion.


Without ad, the teens may turn to illegal practice which is life threatening.

does ad encourage more abortion? Probably wrong among teens but surely is a solution for some women.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/901811https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/901811Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:33:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:04:43 GMT]]>

straffan23:
I first discovered this two years ago when I wanted to give away all my maternity clothes to charity. So I googled for \"Shelter for pregnant teen, Singapore\". The Singapore Abortion Centre stood out as an ad. I was curious so I went to check out the website and to see what it's about. I did not like what I saw, as it made abortions sounds like a walk in the park.


I was furious. I wrote to the both the MCYS and MOH. MCYS says it's an ad and they can't do anything; but MOH says they will look into this. I was told that there are specific guidelines for advertisements for medical procedures etc and there's likely a breach there. Unfortunately, two years on, and everytime I google something about pregnancy, that particular centre still stand out on the top of the ads.

Am I over-reacting? Any doctors here? Isn't there a rule against advertising services for abortion? That being said, I do believe that the option should be available... but perhaps when people do a specific search on the topic of abortion?
Allowed or not, these abortion clinic ads are rampant.

Why? It is good money with little risk for an easy procedure.

If one googles Singapore Abortion Centre or Singapore Abortion Clinic, results will show that numerous obgyn doctors purposely created web pages that feature abortion prominently and claiming their expertise in that area as if it was rocket science.

I once stumbled upon a JC student's blog who expressed the same outrage. He was doing a project on teen pregnancy and came across a clinic \"selling\" their abortion services. This particular doctor went a few step further in his marketing efforts and created an extra website, other than his own, just for abortions. He is clearly treating this area as his cash cow.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/901794https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/901794Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:04:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:19:53 GMT]]>How easy can they get pregnant and then simply go for abortion. We spent thousands of bucks just to get pregnant.... :sad:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/900698https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/900698Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:19:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:22:52 GMT]]>Is very sad to see young teenager girls to come for abortion.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899393https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899393Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:22:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:10:16 GMT]]>

nms1:
What shocked me most was the fact that a 14 year-old girl can have an abortion without parental consent.

And the age limit for statutory rape is 16..

14yo.. Incapable of consent for intercourse, but capable of consent for abortion.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899382https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899382Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:10:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:58:29 GMT]]>Legal age to smoke - 18

Legal age to drive - 18
Legal age to drink - 18
Legal age of consent (contracts) - 21

Someone once mentioned how one needs parental consent for tooth extraction, but not for abortion!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899363https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899363Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:58:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:45:23 GMT]]>What shocked me most was the fact that a 14 year-old girl can have an abortion without parental consent.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899233https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899233Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:45:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:23:46 GMT]]>Actually for the relative I mentioned, what we felt was not really a matter of affordability.


It was more of if there was another child, it meant they couldn’t give "quality" lifestyle to their existing children. The husband opted for "quality" rather than "quantity" to maintain the lifestyle.

I’ve read about similiar arguments, it is really sad…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899169https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899169Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:23:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:52:10 GMT]]>She should go for IUD for something w/o her husband’s consent than to hv abortion w/o it.


To Kill is just so wrong…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899143https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899143Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:52:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:31:58 GMT]]>not long ago, someone told me that she had two abortions decades ago without the husband’s consent (as the husband loves kids very much), between her third and fourth child (4 years age gap) as she was stressed out caring for 3 young children without extended family’s help and managing a household with a very lean income from the husband. to her, the bigger picture then was to keep her sanity, family and marriage intact. in this case, as it takes two, pregnancy prevention was out of the picture.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899126https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899126Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:31:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:24:23 GMT]]>

limlim:
Just wondering.. is it not a requirement by law for the women to watch the video and undergo counseling before the procedure? They should make it compulsory.. for the women to understand what is actually happening and not just removal of a piece of ......... (ok forget it.. the word.. fill in the blank yourselve)..

I though it is a requirement....? Before the procedures the doc/clinic staff will give you a counselling or shows a video regarding abortion? This was told by my gynae when I was just asking for info last time. :?

Isn't that better to educate pregnancy prevention instead of advertising abortion...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899115https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899115Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:24:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:17:43 GMT]]>Other than for medical reasons, they shd understand that it is no less than murder if both mother and child is healthy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899108https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899108Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:17:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:01:44 GMT]]>

limlim:
Just wondering.. is it not a requirement by law for the women to watch the video and undergo counseling before the procedure? They should make it compulsory.. for the women to understand what is actually happening and not just removal of a piece of ......... (ok forget it.. the word.. fill in the blank yourselve)..

Yes, they play the video.... but there is no forcing you to open your eyes to watch it. I knew because as a teenager, I overheard a conversation between my mum and a relative who had done an abortion. She had 2 sons and financially her husband felt they could not afford to have another child.

She actually approached her sister-in-law, who is childless to adopt the child. Her sil did not reply her. So when she went for the counselling session, her mind or rather her husband had her made up her mind to abort the child. She just sat there and closed her eyes for the video to run its course.....

It is very sad, for years later the younger son had psychiatric problem and all these years she kept hearing baby cries at night. She sought medical help for him but there was no improvement. Finally she went to a medium who traced the root cause to her abortion. The \"aborted child' was \"raised\" and she said she was a girl, which this relative had wished for when the 2nd baby (her 2nd son) was conceived. She was questioned by the \"aborted child\" why she had aborted her.

Accordingly to the medium, the 2nd son's psychiatric problem was caused by this aborted child and she sought help too late, there was no turning back the clock......

Maybe she should have just gone ahead with the pregnancy and delivered the child. The child could be adopted by others rather than within the family...... when there is life there is hope and less regret!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899094https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/899094Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:01:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:08:54 GMT]]>Just wondering… is it not a requirement by law for the women to watch the video and undergo counseling before the procedure? They should make it compulsory… for the women to understand what is actually happening and not just removal of a piece of … (ok forget it… the word… fill in the blank yourselve)…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898918https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898918Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:08:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:05:36 GMT]]>

straffan23:
Actually, my original post... let's not even question the right or wrong of abortion because there's too many associated issues.
Errr......can't see how you can avoid THIS discussion if you are bringing up the ad.

You wouldn't be reacting this way if the ad was touting some spanking new condo project, would you?

(By the way, I do see your point)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898915https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898915Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:05:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:54:53 GMT]]>Actually, my original post... let's not even question the right or wrong of abortion because there's too many associated issues. My main complaint here is that


(1) the advertisement - doesn't this at least borderlines illegal? I mean, they don't even allow advertisements for lasik procedures - now they can only advertise for educational sessions (not the procedure)

(2) the content and language - ultimately it is always good for information to be available. This allows those desperate to seek out a solution that is legal and safe. However, the practitioner should be mindful that while, as a medical profession, doing such a procedure might just be something routine and unemotional, it does have social implication. Making it sound overly simple and easy is almost equivalent to saying that there is no consequence (to the patient) - emotional, social?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898904https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898904Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:54:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:49:48 GMT]]>

Imami:
Limlim, or hor... U offend the fairer sex again - u mean we old? :evil:
no lah.. I meant.. most there are already mommies..

ok.. wrong words used again.. should be \"there are no hot blooded teenagers devouring the forbidden fruit when they are not in a situation to start a family\" here.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898896https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898896Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:49:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:59:03 GMT]]>

Chenonceau:
Imami:

Aiya, then avoid the back lane la.


😄 😄 imami is on a roll tonight. Welcome back. Missed your kookiness.

:scratchhead: kooky means what ar? Crazy right? Chen, u not nice again... 😆 joke ya?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898801https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898801Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:59:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:52:19 GMT]]>

Imami:
Aiya, then avoid the back lane la.

😄 😄 imami is on a roll tonight. Welcome back. Missed your kookiness.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898796https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898796Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:52:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:51:26 GMT]]>Seriously, I can only imagine the pain the women have gone thru. A year ago, a friend went thru an abortion due to health reason. She is hardly the same anymore after the procedure - hardly smile (she is not a happy person to start off with). When she confided in me, I felt awkward too because the gung-ho/stupid soul in me would not have aborted the foetus, not that soon anyway. I know deep down she is still bleeding in her heart. It’s very sad, for her and her hubby.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898794https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898794Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:51:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:46:21 GMT]]>Aiya, then avoid the back lane la.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898790https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898790Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:46:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Advertisement for abortion. Should this be banned? on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:43:57 GMT]]>Was contemplating how to response...then saw limlim's reply.


Well, the graphic description was just to show how cruel the procedure is...

Shall stop here or else Chen's hubby also waiting for me at the back alley :siam:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898786https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/898786Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:43:57 GMT