Answers to Questions

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

188 The Hon. S.G. WADE (9 February 2011). Can the Minister for Health advise—

1. How many international students have had a termination of pregnancy in South Australian metropolitan hospitals in each of the past five years?

2. Does the Government have any strategy or plan to ensure that international students have access to education, information and support on contraceptive options?

3. Will the Minister ensure that the annual report of the South Australian Abortion Reporting Committee includes indicators of the use of South Australian abortion services by non-South Australian residents so that trends, such as these, can be monitored?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling): The Minister for Health has advised:

1. Information on whether a woman requesting a termination of pregnancy is an international student is not collected from hospitals.

2. There are a number of services currently available to all women in South Australia, which can be accessed by international students.

3. There are no plans to include indicators of the use of South Australian abortion services by non-South Australian residents.