Latest items for ABO-DATA-1
Oct. 22, 2024, 10:59 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"An official at the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it asked police three days ago to investigate a woman and her doctor over a YouTube video in which she claims to have received an abortion at 36 weeks. There is some speculation that it may have all been made up in order to gain attention and make money out of the clicks. However, there is also a possibility that it could be real. If it is, the two in question may face a murder charge, according to the official. In a similar case in 2021, the official said, the Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction for a doctor...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"An official at the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it asked police three days ago to investigate a woman and her doctor over a YouTube video in which she claims to have received an abortion at 36 weeks. There is some speculation that it may have all been made up in order to gain attention and make money out of the clicks. However, there is also a possibility that it could be real. If it is, the two in question may face a murder charge, according to the official. In a similar case in 2021, the official said, the Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction for a doctor...more
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The prevalence of unsafe abortions remains high" (12).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The prevalence of unsafe abortions remains high" (12).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion" (para 1). "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions" (para 4).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion" (para 1). "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions" (para 4).
Oct. 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The national lack of abortion access is also an emergency, where many are being denied abortion care and are forced to carry pregnancies to term" (para 20).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The national lack of abortion access is also an emergency, where many are being denied abortion care and are forced to carry pregnancies to term" (para 20).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for enacting a strong legal framework for health protection and its considerable progress in the reduction of maternal mortality. However, it is concerned about the following: (a) The high prevalence of early pregnancy and the high abortion rates among girls and young women aged 15–18 years, the latter of which are considered to be a principal cause of maternal mortality in the State party" (p.14).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for enacting a strong legal framework for health protection and its considerable progress in the reduction of maternal mortality. However, it is concerned about the following: (a) The high prevalence of early pregnancy and the high abortion rates among girls and young women aged 15–18 years, the latter of which are considered to be a principal cause of maternal mortality in the State party" (p.14).
Sept. 26, 2023, 10:48 a.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Less than 15 per cent of abortions performed in the country take place in these institutions, mainly because of conscientious objections by doctors" (para 9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Less than 15 per cent of abortions performed in the country take place in these institutions, mainly because of conscientious objections by doctors" (para 9).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (9).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (19).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion" (19).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12). Mentioning this indicates that these are legal and do not occur at times (MV- coder comment).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12). Mentioning this indicates that these are legal and do not occur at times (MV- coder comment).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The increase in the rate of clandestine abortions from 31 per cent in 1994 to 42.5 per cent in 2012 (CEDAW/C/CIV/4, para. 233), the high rate of early pregnancies and the low contraceptive use" (12).
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The increase in the rate of clandestine abortions from 31 per cent in 1994 to 42.5 per cent in 2012 (CEDAW/C/CIV/4, para. 233), the high rate of early pregnancies and the low contraceptive use" (12).
July 30, 2023, 5:41 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
July 12, 2023, 11:06 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight per cent ended in abortion." (Parag. 1) "A recent study showed that 94% of women who used misoprostol – which they obtained from drug sellers (pharmacists and patent medicine vendors) in Lagos State – reportedly completed their abortions without further actions." (Parag. 4)
June 27, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (29).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (29).
June 18, 2023, 9:21 a.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"How many Maltese women are currently having abortions? In terms of unsupervised illegal abortions using pills taken in Malta, some data exists. In 2021, for instance, 350 packets were shipped to the island. But these numbers do not include pills already in Malta, passed on by friends or well-wishers, or those who want or need to travel (either those who do not want to break the law, or whose pregnancies are too advanced). 'On average, 55 women travel to Britain every year,' says Stabile. 'But this is the only country we have data for.' "(Para.16). "In 2020, an organisation called Doctors for Choice set up a 24-hour helpline for women...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"How many Maltese women are currently having abortions? In terms of unsupervised illegal abortions using pills taken in Malta, some data exists. In 2021, for instance, 350 packets were shipped to the island. But these numbers do not include pills already in Malta, passed on by friends or well-wishers, or those who want or need to travel (either those who do not want to break the law, or whose pregnancies are too advanced). 'On average, 55 women travel to Britain every year,' says Stabile. 'But this is the only country we have data for.' "(Para.16). "In 2020, an organisation called Doctors for Choice set up a 24-hour helpline for women...more
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Since 2018, the Ombudsman’s Office has intervened in eight cases of lawful termination of pregnancy" (25).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Since 2018, the Ombudsman’s Office has intervened in eight cases of lawful termination of pregnancy" (25).
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Faced with hundreds of clandestine abortions performed daily, in 2015 the Moroccan government debated the need to review the legislation" (Para.9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Faced with hundreds of clandestine abortions performed daily, in 2015 the Moroccan government debated the need to review the legislation" (Para.9).
May 12, 2023, 2:25 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The policy can have tragic consequences. Last year, a 21-year-old woman was arrested after the body of her newborn baby was found in a park in central Japan. The woman, who was given a suspended prison sentence, told the court she was unable to end her pregnancy because she could not gain written consent from her partner. Doctors had insisted that she obtain consent, even though the health ministry later said hers was one of the few cases in which it was not required because the father could not be contacted" (Para. 7-8). "Japan, where 145,000 surgical abortions were carried out in 2020, is one of only 11 countries that...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The policy can have tragic consequences. Last year, a 21-year-old woman was arrested after the body of her newborn baby was found in a park in central Japan. The woman, who was given a suspended prison sentence, told the court she was unable to end her pregnancy because she could not gain written consent from her partner. Doctors had insisted that she obtain consent, even though the health ministry later said hers was one of the few cases in which it was not required because the father could not be contacted" (Para. 7-8). "Japan, where 145,000 surgical abortions were carried out in 2020, is one of only 11 countries that...more
May 12, 2023, 2:12 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A number of female veterans have come forward to detail the horrific sexual assaults they faced at the hands of male military members while serving - with several revealing that the attacks led to unwanted pregnancies that prompted them to get abortions" (Para. 1). "Multiple women have spoken out about their choice to get abortions after being sexually assaulted while in the military - in the wake of the recent Roe v. Wade ruling" (Para.3). "She decided to go to an abortion clinic to end the pregnancy, and when her fellow soldiers found out, she said she was 'bullied,' branded a 'baby killer,' and 'retaliated against'" (Para. 10). "She continued:...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A number of female veterans have come forward to detail the horrific sexual assaults they faced at the hands of male military members while serving - with several revealing that the attacks led to unwanted pregnancies that prompted them to get abortions" (Para. 1). "Multiple women have spoken out about their choice to get abortions after being sexually assaulted while in the military - in the wake of the recent Roe v. Wade ruling" (Para.3). "She decided to go to an abortion clinic to end the pregnancy, and when her fellow soldiers found out, she said she was 'bullied,' branded a 'baby killer,' and 'retaliated against'" (Para. 10). "She continued:...more
April 19, 2023, 6:17 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"Deported from China in 2004, Lee Keum-Soon was mobilised for forced labour six months into a pregnancy she had concealed from authorities in fear of having her child forcibly aborted. When she became too weak to work, guards in a police holding camp made her carry rocks from a riverbed. Lee was found dead by her peers, floating in the river having drowned, exhausted. When guards saw she had layered on clothes to hide her pregnancy, they stripped the remaining women in the camp to 'ferret out' any children not yet forcibly aborted." (para 29-30).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"Deported from China in 2004, Lee Keum-Soon was mobilised for forced labour six months into a pregnancy she had concealed from authorities in fear of having her child forcibly aborted. When she became too weak to work, guards in a police holding camp made her carry rocks from a riverbed. Lee was found dead by her peers, floating in the river having drowned, exhausted. When guards saw she had layered on clothes to hide her pregnancy, they stripped the remaining women in the camp to 'ferret out' any children not yet forcibly aborted." (para 29-30).
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In 2019, the number of women who terminated their pregnancies was 4.2 per 1,000 women of childbearing age." (28).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In 2019, the number of women who terminated their pregnancies was 4.2 per 1,000 women of childbearing age." (28).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In 2014/15, 1343 facilities provided safe abortion service to 211,533 women based on the prescriptions of the law" (18).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In 2014/15, 1343 facilities provided safe abortion service to 211,533 women based on the prescriptions of the law" (18).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In FY 2013/14, a total of 90,468 Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) and PAC service has been provided out of which 78,101 women received CAC service from 776 listed sites. Out of the total 24 percent women who received long acting contraceptive methods, 1.3 percent encountered post abortion complication" (33).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In FY 2013/14, a total of 90,468 Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) and PAC service has been provided out of which 78,101 women received CAC service from 776 listed sites. Out of the total 24 percent women who received long acting contraceptive methods, 1.3 percent encountered post abortion complication" (33).
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"After the ban, abortion swiftly moved underground. Doctors who had previously offered free terminations in public hospitals charged handsomely for terminations in private clinics. They offered gynecological services through classified ads with only a phone number and code words like 'anesthesia' and 'safe.' While legal abortions dropped to about a thousand a year, the actual number of terminations has stayed around 150,000, advocacy groups like Federa estimate." (Para.29). "About 80 Polish women a year used to visit Heemstede, an abortion clinic near Amsterdam that specializes in late-term abortions, which are allowed in the Netherlands until the 24th week. Last year, of 3,000 abortions performed there, 400 were provided to Polish...more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"After the ban, abortion swiftly moved underground. Doctors who had previously offered free terminations in public hospitals charged handsomely for terminations in private clinics. They offered gynecological services through classified ads with only a phone number and code words like 'anesthesia' and 'safe.' While legal abortions dropped to about a thousand a year, the actual number of terminations has stayed around 150,000, advocacy groups like Federa estimate." (Para.29). "About 80 Polish women a year used to visit Heemstede, an abortion clinic near Amsterdam that specializes in late-term abortions, which are allowed in the Netherlands until the 24th week. Last year, of 3,000 abortions performed there, 400 were provided to Polish...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"An estimated 1.1 million abortions occur every year in the country, according to a University of the Philippines study in 2020, which predicted a rise as heath services were disrupted during the Covid pandemic. And the number has been growing, says Jihan Jacob, senior legal adviser for Asia at the Center for Reproductive Rights. 'Like in any other country which has restrictive laws, it does not prevent abortion, it just makes them unsafe,' she says" (Para.6).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"An estimated 1.1 million abortions occur every year in the country, according to a University of the Philippines study in 2020, which predicted a rise as heath services were disrupted during the Covid pandemic. And the number has been growing, says Jihan Jacob, senior legal adviser for Asia at the Center for Reproductive Rights. 'Like in any other country which has restrictive laws, it does not prevent abortion, it just makes them unsafe,' she says" (Para.6).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In fiscal 2018 alone, there were 28 cases of infanticide of children under 1 years old. Seven of them were killed the day they were born, according to the Health Ministry. So far this year, there were at least six known cases of women abandoning newborns in public places" (Para.9). "There were about 140,000 surgical abortions in 2020, according to the Health Ministry. They cost between $740 to $3,000 — and have become a profitable business for abortion providers, said Takeshi Hasuda, the director of Jikei Hospital" (Para.30).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"In fiscal 2018 alone, there were 28 cases of infanticide of children under 1 years old. Seven of them were killed the day they were born, according to the Health Ministry. So far this year, there were at least six known cases of women abandoning newborns in public places" (Para.9). "There were about 140,000 surgical abortions in 2020, according to the Health Ministry. They cost between $740 to $3,000 — and have become a profitable business for abortion providers, said Takeshi Hasuda, the director of Jikei Hospital" (Para.30).
Jan. 19, 2023, midnight
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Nearly 215,000 abortions were carried out in the two nations in 2021, according to Government data, up 2 per cent on the year before. More than half were carried out at home via the pills by post service, according to the report from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities" (para 8-9).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Nearly 215,000 abortions were carried out in the two nations in 2021, according to Government data, up 2 per cent on the year before. More than half were carried out at home via the pills by post service, according to the report from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities" (para 8-9).
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:04 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Malta is a predominantly Catholic country with most residents favoring abortion restrictions. One recent poll found 61.8% of Maltese do not believe abortion should be decriminalized. The poll showed 27.8% of survey respondents believe abortion should be legal in some circumstances while 8.3% said it should be legal in all cases." (para 17-18).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Malta is a predominantly Catholic country with most residents favoring abortion restrictions. One recent poll found 61.8% of Maltese do not believe abortion should be decriminalized. The poll showed 27.8% of survey respondents believe abortion should be legal in some circumstances while 8.3% said it should be legal in all cases." (para 17-18).
Dec. 9, 2022, 2:29 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to the Guttmacher Institute, China has among the highest rates of abortion globally. From 2015 to 2019, the country recorded 40,200,000 pregnancies annually — 23.2 million of which were unintended and 17.7 million that ended in abortion. The data shows that about 78 percent of unintended pregnancies in China end in abortion" (para 5).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to the Guttmacher Institute, China has among the highest rates of abortion globally. From 2015 to 2019, the country recorded 40,200,000 pregnancies annually — 23.2 million of which were unintended and 17.7 million that ended in abortion. The data shows that about 78 percent of unintended pregnancies in China end in abortion" (para 5).
Sept. 3, 2022, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"ONS figures also recorded that 25.3 per cent of pregnancies in 2020 resulted in an abortion, about 206,000." (21)
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"ONS figures also recorded that 25.3 per cent of pregnancies in 2020 resulted in an abortion, about 206,000." (21)
Sept. 3, 2022, 7:50 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"France has other particularities. Its abortion-rights effort got some lift from the Manifesto of the 343, a 1971 open letter written by de Beauvoir and signed by hundreds of well-known writers, actors, filmmakers, and designers, including Catherine Deneuve, Marguerite Duras, Agnès Varda, and Sonia Rykiel. The signatories all attested to having had an abortion, and they argued that the procedure was 'the most basic necessity, without which the political fight cannot even begin.'" (12)
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"France has other particularities. Its abortion-rights effort got some lift from the Manifesto of the 343, a 1971 open letter written by de Beauvoir and signed by hundreds of well-known writers, actors, filmmakers, and designers, including Catherine Deneuve, Marguerite Duras, Agnès Varda, and Sonia Rykiel. The signatories all attested to having had an abortion, and they argued that the procedure was 'the most basic necessity, without which the political fight cannot even begin.'" (12)