Vietnamese School Girls Get 150,000 Abortions Yearly: State Agency

Vietnamese school girls and female students get around 150,000 abortion cases every year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Population and Family Planning. The figure accounts for half of the total abortion cases in the country annually, the department said. A lack of knowledge on sexuality of girls and negative impacts of porno products are main causes of the high number of abortion cases among female students, the department said. The department has strived to set up clubs in communes and schools to provide sexual knowledge for females to help them avoid unwanted pregnancy. (Nong Thon Ngay Nay – Countryside Today Apr 3)