ASC - Annual Report 2016 [pdf, 1.7 MB]
...abortion. Due to the very low number of young women who may not inform their parents, it is unlikely that we will be able to release these statistics in order to protect the privacy of the young women involved. Statistics NZ cautioned, by way of email to the ASC: “We have concerns about data quality and confidentiality: Under 16 year olds make up only about 1% of all abortions (around 100)… This means the reporting number is likely to be small. It also relies on the patie...