Latest items for ABO-LAW-1
Oct. 8, 2025, 4:31 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is highly restricted in Uganda. Both the women who seek it out and the doctors who provide it can face criminal prosecution. Uganda’s constitution says that abortion is illegal unless provided for under the law, but there is no definitive legislation on abortion in the country. A colonial-era penal code punishes women terminating a pregnancy with seven years in prison and doctors performing the procedure with 14, unless the mother’s life is at risk. However, guidelines from the Ministry of Health contradict the penal code by also allowing abortion in cases of foetal anomalies and of rape. A more comprehensive set of instructions on when an abortion can be...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is highly restricted in Uganda. Both the women who seek it out and the doctors who provide it can face criminal prosecution. Uganda’s constitution says that abortion is illegal unless provided for under the law, but there is no definitive legislation on abortion in the country. A colonial-era penal code punishes women terminating a pregnancy with seven years in prison and doctors performing the procedure with 14, unless the mother’s life is at risk. However, guidelines from the Ministry of Health contradict the penal code by also allowing abortion in cases of foetal anomalies and of rape. A more comprehensive set of instructions on when an abortion can be...more
Oct. 8, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"All of these bans [full abortion bans] have an exception to prevent the death of the pregnant person and some bans include other exceptions that fall into three categories: when there is risk to the health of the pregnant person, when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, and when there is a lethal fetal anomaly" (para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"All of these bans [full abortion bans] have an exception to prevent the death of the pregnant person and some bans include other exceptions that fall into three categories: when there is risk to the health of the pregnant person, when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, and when there is a lethal fetal anomaly" (para 1).
Oct. 8, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
According to The New York Times, 12 states have full abortion bans that prohibit the procedure in almost all circumstances (para 9).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
According to The New York Times, 12 states have full abortion bans that prohibit the procedure in almost all circumstances (para 9).
Oct. 8, 2025, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Vanuatu
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal under s 117 Penal Code. Procuring an abortion for a woman is also a crime. However s 117(3) states that ‘termination of the pregnancy for good medical reasons’ shall be a defence to charges under s 117, which has been interpreted as being to save a woman’s life and to preserve her physical and mental health" (36).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal under s 117 Penal Code. Procuring an abortion for a woman is also a crime. However s 117(3) states that ‘termination of the pregnancy for good medical reasons’ shall be a defence to charges under s 117, which has been interpreted as being to save a woman’s life and to preserve her physical and mental health" (36).
Oct. 8, 2025, 3:46 p.m.
Countries: Zambia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Zambia’s 1972 Termination of Pregnancy Act: if the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman is at risk, or the health of the foetus is at risk, or under certain socio-economic conditions, abortion is permitted by law" (para 9).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Zambia’s 1972 Termination of Pregnancy Act: if the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman is at risk, or the health of the foetus is at risk, or under certain socio-economic conditions, abortion is permitted by law" (para 9).
Oct. 7, 2025, 9:37 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
Acording to Table 1, abortion is legal in Fiji to save a woman's life, to preserve mental/physical health, and for socioeconomic reasons (169).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
Acording to Table 1, abortion is legal in Fiji to save a woman's life, to preserve mental/physical health, and for socioeconomic reasons (169).
Oct. 7, 2025, 9:24 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal in Fiji under the Fijian Crimes Act [CR 234] Abortion, where the Act states that a person who commits abortion could face a 14-year-imprisonment term. However, an abortion could be performed by a medical practitioner in good faith and with reasonable care and skill, or if the pregnancy is a result of incest, rape, or poses a serious danger to the woman's physical or mental health" (para 7-8).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal in Fiji under the Fijian Crimes Act [CR 234] Abortion, where the Act states that a person who commits abortion could face a 14-year-imprisonment term. However, an abortion could be performed by a medical practitioner in good faith and with reasonable care and skill, or if the pregnancy is a result of incest, rape, or poses a serious danger to the woman's physical or mental health" (para 7-8).
Oct. 7, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: Equatorial Guinea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Voluntary termination of pregnancy is criminalized, women and performers of the procedure are subject to 12 to 20 years of imprisonment.27 Recent reports show that the criminalization is not applied, but that termination is only permitted in cases of rape and threat to the mother’s life and is subject to spousal consent" (para 22).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Voluntary termination of pregnancy is criminalized, women and performers of the procedure are subject to 12 to 20 years of imprisonment.27 Recent reports show that the criminalization is not applied, but that termination is only permitted in cases of rape and threat to the mother’s life and is subject to spousal consent" (para 22).
Oct. 7, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: Equatorial Guinea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[For] the person seeking an abortion...the penalty is between 10 years and life imprisonment" (3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[For] the person seeking an abortion...the penalty is between 10 years and life imprisonment" (3).
Oct. 7, 2025, 8:33 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Egyptian law does not allow abortion, nor does it allow survivors of rape or incest to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Only danger to the life of the expectant mother or fetus is a legal justification for terminating the pregnancy — and even this is only if the woman is married" (para 9).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Egyptian law does not allow abortion, nor does it allow survivors of rape or incest to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Only danger to the life of the expectant mother or fetus is a legal justification for terminating the pregnancy — and even this is only if the woman is married" (para 9).
Oct. 7, 2025, 8:17 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"A 2018 Algerian law provides for the 'therapeutic termination of pregnancy', but rights groups note this requires a medical committee's approval and is limited to cases of mortal danger to the mother or if the baby is likely to be severely disabled. Algeria otherwise can impose a two-year jail term for women who have an abortion, while doctors who facilitate terminations face five years" (para 13-14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"A 2018 Algerian law provides for the 'therapeutic termination of pregnancy', but rights groups note this requires a medical committee's approval and is limited to cases of mortal danger to the mother or if the baby is likely to be severely disabled. Algeria otherwise can impose a two-year jail term for women who have an abortion, while doctors who facilitate terminations face five years" (para 13-14).
Sept. 30, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Currently, abortion is legal in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the Roman Catholic stronghold in Eastern Europe; it is available after that for certain medical reasons. But doctors have a right to refuse to provide abortion due to conscientious objection" (para 8-9).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Currently, abortion is legal in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the Roman Catholic stronghold in Eastern Europe; it is available after that for certain medical reasons. But doctors have a right to refuse to provide abortion due to conscientious objection" (para 8-9).
Sept. 30, 2025, 9:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In a similar case in 2021, the official said, the Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction for a doctor who performed an abortion procedure in 2019 to terminate a 34-week-old fetus who was obviously alive and crying" (para 4). "All of this shows that abortion remains in a legal gray area in Korea, following a 2019 Constitutional Court ruling that declared the nation’s abortion ban unconstitutional. At that time, the court determined that prohibiting abortion during the early stages of pregnancy infringed upon the right to self-determination. In line with the ruling, political parties and ministries proposed a slew of bills regarding many issues, such as how late in pregnancy...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In a similar case in 2021, the official said, the Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction for a doctor who performed an abortion procedure in 2019 to terminate a 34-week-old fetus who was obviously alive and crying" (para 4). "All of this shows that abortion remains in a legal gray area in Korea, following a 2019 Constitutional Court ruling that declared the nation’s abortion ban unconstitutional. At that time, the court determined that prohibiting abortion during the early stages of pregnancy infringed upon the right to self-determination. In line with the ruling, political parties and ministries proposed a slew of bills regarding many issues, such as how late in pregnancy...more
Sept. 30, 2025, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion" (para 13).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion" (para 13).
Sept. 30, 2025, 9:29 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"'But according to the law, it is permissible to resort to abortion according to the law in the event of a danger to the mother's health, while the Mobutu Protocol expanded on this issue, as it gave women the right to abortion when they become pregnant due to rape'" (para 9).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"'But according to the law, it is permissible to resort to abortion according to the law in the event of a danger to the mother's health, while the Mobutu Protocol expanded on this issue, as it gave women the right to abortion when they become pregnant due to rape'" (para 9).
Sept. 30, 2025, 9:22 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Gender-based violence is prevalent for women in South Sudan and abortion is still illegal even in circumstances of rape" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Gender-based violence is prevalent for women in South Sudan and abortion is still illegal even in circumstances of rape" (para 3).
Sept. 30, 2025, 9:13 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In a landslide vote late Tuesday [June 17, 2025], lawmakers in the lower house of British parliament, the House of Commons, endorsed new legislation that bars women in England and Wales from ever being investigated, arrested, prosecuted or imprisoned for terminating their own pregnancies — no matter what term or trimester they're in. The vote was 379 to 137. Abortion is allowed up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and beyond that in certain cases, if the woman's life is in danger. But abortions have to be approved by two doctors, except for those that are terminated at home within 10 weeks" (para 2-3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In a landslide vote late Tuesday [June 17, 2025], lawmakers in the lower house of British parliament, the House of Commons, endorsed new legislation that bars women in England and Wales from ever being investigated, arrested, prosecuted or imprisoned for terminating their own pregnancies — no matter what term or trimester they're in. The vote was 379 to 137. Abortion is allowed up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and beyond that in certain cases, if the woman's life is in danger. But abortions have to be approved by two doctors, except for those that are terminated at home within 10 weeks" (para 2-3).
Sept. 30, 2025, 9:04 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years. Women who terminate their pregnancy outside the rules, for example after 24 weeks, will no longer be at risk of being investigated by police. The law will still penalise anyone who assists a woman, including medical professionals, in getting an abortion outside the current legal framework" (para 1-4).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years. Women who terminate their pregnancy outside the rules, for example after 24 weeks, will no longer be at risk of being investigated by police. The law will still penalise anyone who assists a woman, including medical professionals, in getting an abortion outside the current legal framework" (para 1-4).
Sept. 30, 2025, 8:56 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Lawmakers voted by an overwhelming majority to invalidate Victorian-era legislation that makes it possible to prosecute a woman for ending her pregnancy in England and Wales, though medical professionals who help terminate a pregnancy beyond certain limits will still be breaking the law. Currently, abortion beyond the first 24 weeks of pregnancy is illegal in those two parts of the United Kingdom. Beyond that time limit, it is permitted in certain circumstances, such as when the mother’s life is at risk. While abortions are common in England and Wales, women who terminate their pregnancy outside of existing restrictions face the threat of criminal investigation, arrest, prosecution and even imprisonment. Tuesday’s...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Lawmakers voted by an overwhelming majority to invalidate Victorian-era legislation that makes it possible to prosecute a woman for ending her pregnancy in England and Wales, though medical professionals who help terminate a pregnancy beyond certain limits will still be breaking the law. Currently, abortion beyond the first 24 weeks of pregnancy is illegal in those two parts of the United Kingdom. Beyond that time limit, it is permitted in certain circumstances, such as when the mother’s life is at risk. While abortions are common in England and Wales, women who terminate their pregnancy outside of existing restrictions face the threat of criminal investigation, arrest, prosecution and even imprisonment. Tuesday’s...more
Sept. 30, 2025, 8:50 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Uzbekistan, women have always had access to safe abortion. Current legislation allows the termination of a pregnancy within the first 12 weeks and at any stage if the pregnancy threatens the mother’s health or life. The law lists 86 types of various life and health threatening medical indications, including severe types of diabetes, hereditary and degenerative mental disorders, mood disorders, epilepsy, and more. Age is also viewed as a risk factor and girls under 14 are allowed to access abortion" (para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Uzbekistan, women have always had access to safe abortion. Current legislation allows the termination of a pregnancy within the first 12 weeks and at any stage if the pregnancy threatens the mother’s health or life. The law lists 86 types of various life and health threatening medical indications, including severe types of diabetes, hereditary and degenerative mental disorders, mood disorders, epilepsy, and more. Age is also viewed as a risk factor and girls under 14 are allowed to access abortion" (para 1).
Sept. 30, 2025, 8:34 p.m.
Countries: Vanuatu
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal unless there is a good medical reason, approved by two medical doctors. The laws aren’t clearly defined, and legal abortions aren’t common" (para 19-20).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal unless there is a good medical reason, approved by two medical doctors. The laws aren’t clearly defined, and legal abortions aren’t common" (para 19-20).
Sept. 29, 2025, 10:10 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Venezuela is illegal in almost all circumstances. The 1926 law banning the procedure has been modified just once, with a 2000 reform allowing an abortion if the woman’s life is in danger. (The penal code still contains a clause reducing the penalty 'if the author of the abortion commits it to save his or his mother, wife or children’s honour'.)" (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Venezuela is illegal in almost all circumstances. The 1926 law banning the procedure has been modified just once, with a 2000 reform allowing an abortion if the woman’s life is in danger. (The penal code still contains a clause reducing the penalty 'if the author of the abortion commits it to save his or his mother, wife or children’s honour'.)" (para 14).
Sept. 29, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"With no legal restriction on abortion until the 22nd week of pregnancy – and late-term termination remaining rampant and largely unpunished – Vietnam has one of the world’s most liberal abortion laws" (para 4).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"With no legal restriction on abortion until the 22nd week of pregnancy – and late-term termination remaining rampant and largely unpunished – Vietnam has one of the world’s most liberal abortion laws" (para 4).
Sept. 29, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Vietnam’s laws allow unrestricted abortion procedures up to the 22nd week of pregnancy, but enforcement against later-term abortions remains lax" (para 5).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Vietnam’s laws allow unrestricted abortion procedures up to the 22nd week of pregnancy, but enforcement against later-term abortions remains lax" (para 5).
Sept. 29, 2025, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization on the part of government authorities" (48).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization on the part of government authorities" (48).
Sept. 29, 2025, 9:36 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[The committee] further notes with concern: the lack of access to health-care and psychological services for women and girls who are victims of sexual and gender-based violence, including emergency contraception and safe abortion services. In this context, the Committee is further concerned that abortion is legal only when the life of the mother is at risk" (11).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[The committee] further notes with concern: the lack of access to health-care and psychological services for women and girls who are victims of sexual and gender-based violence, including emergency contraception and safe abortion services. In this context, the Committee is further concerned that abortion is legal only when the life of the mother is at risk" (11).
Sept. 29, 2025, 5:03 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"November decision, made public in December, from Zimbabwe’s High Court, found that a law protecting certain preborn children from induced abortion is unconstitutional. The ruling still must be affirmed by the nation’s Constitutional Court. Judge Maxwell Takuva ruled that women raped by their husbands, as well as girls under the age of 18 who become pregnant, should legally be allowed to kill their preborn children through abortion...Abortion is legal in Zimbabwe if the pregnancy is a threat to the mother’s health or life, if the child 'will permanently be seriously handicapped,' and in cases of rape and incest. That law was put in place in 1977 by the Parliament of...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"November decision, made public in December, from Zimbabwe’s High Court, found that a law protecting certain preborn children from induced abortion is unconstitutional. The ruling still must be affirmed by the nation’s Constitutional Court. Judge Maxwell Takuva ruled that women raped by their husbands, as well as girls under the age of 18 who become pregnant, should legally be allowed to kill their preborn children through abortion...Abortion is legal in Zimbabwe if the pregnancy is a threat to the mother’s health or life, if the child 'will permanently be seriously handicapped,' and in cases of rape and incest. That law was put in place in 1977 by the Parliament of...more
Sept. 29, 2025, 4:51 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Currently, the law only allows the lawful termination of pregnancy when the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother, if the unborn child is at risk of physical or mental defects that could pose a serious risk to both mother and child, or if rape or incest is a reasonable possibility" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Currently, the law only allows the lawful termination of pregnancy when the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother, if the unborn child is at risk of physical or mental defects that could pose a serious risk to both mother and child, or if rape or incest is a reasonable possibility" (para 3).
Sept. 29, 2025, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In South Korea, there are no laws governing when, where or how abortions can take place – and there haven’t been for almost four years" (para 4).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In South Korea, there are no laws governing when, where or how abortions can take place – and there haven’t been for almost four years" (para 4).
Sept. 29, 2025, 4:34 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Saudi Arabia, abortion is generally illegal except in specific circumstances. It is permitted if the pregnancy poses a threat to the physical or mental health of the mother and the fetus is less than 120 days old, subject to the approval of two specialized physicians" (para 72).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Saudi Arabia, abortion is generally illegal except in specific circumstances. It is permitted if the pregnancy poses a threat to the physical or mental health of the mother and the fetus is less than 120 days old, subject to the approval of two specialized physicians" (para 72).