Latest items for ABO-PRACTICE-1
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'No woman or pregnant person, nor any health worker, will be able to be punished for abortion,' the Information Group for Chosen Reproduction, known by its Spanish initials GIRE, said in a statement" (par. 3). "Celebration of the ruling soon spilled out onto social media. 'Today is a day of victory and justice for Mexican women!' Mexico’s National Institute for Women wrote in a message on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The government organization called the decision a 'big step' toward gender equality. Sen. Olga Sánchez Cordero, a former Supreme Court justice, applauded the ruling, saying on X that it represented an advance toward 'a more...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'No woman or pregnant person, nor any health worker, will be able to be punished for abortion,' the Information Group for Chosen Reproduction, known by its Spanish initials GIRE, said in a statement" (par. 3). "Celebration of the ruling soon spilled out onto social media. 'Today is a day of victory and justice for Mexican women!' Mexico’s National Institute for Women wrote in a message on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The government organization called the decision a 'big step' toward gender equality. Sen. Olga Sánchez Cordero, a former Supreme Court justice, applauded the ruling, saying on X that it represented an advance toward 'a more...more
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, ABO-LAW-1
"The U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that provided a right to abortion nationwide. Since then, most states led by conservative lawmakers and governors have adopted bans or tighter restrictions" (par. 24). "Currently, abortion is banned throughout pregnancy — with limited exceptions — in 15 American states. Bans in two more states forbid abortion after cardiac activity can be detected, generally around six weeks into pregnancy and often before women know they are pregnant. Judges have put enforcement of restrictions on hold in at least four additional states" (par. 26).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, ABO-LAW-1
"The U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that provided a right to abortion nationwide. Since then, most states led by conservative lawmakers and governors have adopted bans or tighter restrictions" (par. 24). "Currently, abortion is banned throughout pregnancy — with limited exceptions — in 15 American states. Bans in two more states forbid abortion after cardiac activity can be detected, generally around six weeks into pregnancy and often before women know they are pregnant. Judges have put enforcement of restrictions on hold in at least four additional states" (par. 26).
Jan. 16, 2025, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Camila had a miscarriage and was then charged and convicted of self-abortion based on no evidence other than her repeated statements that she did not wish to carry on with the pregnancy. 'She was re-victimised in the health service by denying her an abortion,' said Rossina Guerrero, the programme director at Promsex, the organisation that brought Camila’s case before the UN committee in 2020. It claimed that her rights under the UN convention on the rights of the child had been violated. 'Moreover, nurses went with police officers to [Camila’s] house to oblige her to go to a checkup when she had suffered a miscarriage.' 'The same prosecutor who was...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Camila had a miscarriage and was then charged and convicted of self-abortion based on no evidence other than her repeated statements that she did not wish to carry on with the pregnancy. 'She was re-victimised in the health service by denying her an abortion,' said Rossina Guerrero, the programme director at Promsex, the organisation that brought Camila’s case before the UN committee in 2020. It claimed that her rights under the UN convention on the rights of the child had been violated. 'Moreover, nurses went with police officers to [Camila’s] house to oblige her to go to a checkup when she had suffered a miscarriage.' 'The same prosecutor who was...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:58 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"When abortion is illegal, says Tognifode, women resort to 'unimaginable and inhumane methods' that are 'completely mad, medically speaking'. They may ingest pills or bleach, or insert sharp objects into their vaginas, sometimes causing intestinal damage" (para 5). "Progress is slow, however, and women’s rights activists and doctors are convinced that unsafe abortions are still being practised across Benin. 'Not everyone knows about this law,' says Dr Serge Kitihoun, director of medical services at the country’s branch of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. 'It is written in French; not everyone speaks French. We must translate the law into the national languages so everyone can be informed. Those who don’t yet...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"When abortion is illegal, says Tognifode, women resort to 'unimaginable and inhumane methods' that are 'completely mad, medically speaking'. They may ingest pills or bleach, or insert sharp objects into their vaginas, sometimes causing intestinal damage" (para 5). "Progress is slow, however, and women’s rights activists and doctors are convinced that unsafe abortions are still being practised across Benin. 'Not everyone knows about this law,' says Dr Serge Kitihoun, director of medical services at the country’s branch of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. 'It is written in French; not everyone speaks French. We must translate the law into the national languages so everyone can be informed. Those who don’t yet...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Nyekanyeka, 45, coordinates the Religious Leaders Network for Choice, a group formed in 2019 with about 15 members and which now numbers more than 1,000 Christians and Muslims. They first came together after attending training sessions run by the Coalition for Prevention of Unsafe Abortion, which educates the public on unsafe abortion and builds grassroots momentum for law reform. The network conducts research into the intersection of religion and sexual and reproductive health and rights; and advocates for access to safe abortion to policymakers, lawyers, judges, the media and MPs" (para 4-5). "The reality of women dying from unsafe abortions has pushed the network and civil society organisations to advocate...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Nyekanyeka, 45, coordinates the Religious Leaders Network for Choice, a group formed in 2019 with about 15 members and which now numbers more than 1,000 Christians and Muslims. They first came together after attending training sessions run by the Coalition for Prevention of Unsafe Abortion, which educates the public on unsafe abortion and builds grassroots momentum for law reform. The network conducts research into the intersection of religion and sexual and reproductive health and rights; and advocates for access to safe abortion to policymakers, lawyers, judges, the media and MPs" (para 4-5). "The reality of women dying from unsafe abortions has pushed the network and civil society organisations to advocate...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"New restrictions and the obstacles they create — including travel logistics and expenses, long wait times at some clinics and confusion or fear about laws — seem to have prevented even more women than expected from obtaining legal abortions" (par. 2). "They increased by an average of 2,100 a month in states where abortion remained legal, suggesting that some women traveled across state lines" (par. 4). "And one of the pills in the two-pill regimen for medication abortion, a method that now represents the majority of legal abortions in America, may be curtailed if a federal court ruling in Texas issued Friday is upheld" (par. 5). "'For our patients, it’s...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"New restrictions and the obstacles they create — including travel logistics and expenses, long wait times at some clinics and confusion or fear about laws — seem to have prevented even more women than expected from obtaining legal abortions" (par. 2). "They increased by an average of 2,100 a month in states where abortion remained legal, suggesting that some women traveled across state lines" (par. 4). "And one of the pills in the two-pill regimen for medication abortion, a method that now represents the majority of legal abortions in America, may be curtailed if a federal court ruling in Texas issued Friday is upheld" (par. 5). "'For our patients, it’s...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 1:52 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Zheng's former husband, Heng Zhang, one of China's most famous reality TV producers, says she wanted to abort the children following their split while their two surrogate mothers were still expecting. He also says the children were physically abused while in Zheng's care" (par. 3). "However, two months before the births of their children, the couple had broken up. Zhang later revealed that his ex-partner wanted to abort their kids despite his offer to raise them as a single father" (par. 6). "The clinic also confirmed Zheng's request to terminate the pregnancies at the seventh-month mark, which was denied" (par. 11).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Zheng's former husband, Heng Zhang, one of China's most famous reality TV producers, says she wanted to abort the children following their split while their two surrogate mothers were still expecting. He also says the children were physically abused while in Zheng's care" (par. 3). "However, two months before the births of their children, the couple had broken up. Zhang later revealed that his ex-partner wanted to abort their kids despite his offer to raise them as a single father" (par. 6). "The clinic also confirmed Zheng's request to terminate the pregnancies at the seventh-month mark, which was denied" (par. 11).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Access to free and safe abortions has driven the Chilean feminist movement since the return democracy following Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990). However, it is unlikely to become reality over the course of the current government with congress finely balanced between the ruling coalitions and opposition. Abortion has been decriminalised in Chile since 2017 if the pregnancy was the result of rape, if the mother’s life is at risk, or if the foetus is inviable" (para 24-26).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Access to free and safe abortions has driven the Chilean feminist movement since the return democracy following Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990). However, it is unlikely to become reality over the course of the current government with congress finely balanced between the ruling coalitions and opposition. Abortion has been decriminalised in Chile since 2017 if the pregnancy was the result of rape, if the mother’s life is at risk, or if the foetus is inviable" (para 24-26).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"El Salvador has one of the most draconian abortion bans in the Americas, which critics say extends to women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths. Many women have been sentenced to decades in prison on charges of killing their children. Most of the country's population is either Roman Catholic or Evangelical - Christians who believe that life begins at conception" (para 10-11).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"El Salvador has one of the most draconian abortion bans in the Americas, which critics say extends to women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths. Many women have been sentenced to decades in prison on charges of killing their children. Most of the country's population is either Roman Catholic or Evangelical - Christians who believe that life begins at conception" (para 10-11).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:25 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"When political campaigning began in earnest in 1971, 'we could never have imagined that the right to abortion would one day be written into the constitution,' Claudine Monteil, head of the Femmes Monde (Women in the World) association, told AFP. Monteil was the youngest signatory to 'Manifesto of the 343', a 1971 French petition signed by 343 women who admitted to having illegally ended a pregnancy, along with up to 800,000 of their compatriots each year" (para 7-8). "Most members of the French public support the move to give the right extra protection. A November 2022 survey by French polling group IFOP found that 86 percent of French people supported...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"When political campaigning began in earnest in 1971, 'we could never have imagined that the right to abortion would one day be written into the constitution,' Claudine Monteil, head of the Femmes Monde (Women in the World) association, told AFP. Monteil was the youngest signatory to 'Manifesto of the 343', a 1971 French petition signed by 343 women who admitted to having illegally ended a pregnancy, along with up to 800,000 of their compatriots each year" (para 7-8). "Most members of the French public support the move to give the right extra protection. A November 2022 survey by French polling group IFOP found that 86 percent of French people supported...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"On 22 October, the country heads to the polls in a highly contested election, in which the frontrunner Javier Milei has described abortion as murder. In a recent interview, Milei, a 52-year-old far-right candidate and political outsider, reportedly said that those who support abortion rights are 'brainwashed by a homicidal policy'. He vowed to launch a referendum to overturn the abortion law if he takes the presidency. 'Life starts at the moment of fertilisation. Three weeks after that, your mother decides to kill you because you are not alive yet. How come?' Milei said in August" (para 7-9). "Despite such progress, abortion remains a fraught and divisive issue in the...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"On 22 October, the country heads to the polls in a highly contested election, in which the frontrunner Javier Milei has described abortion as murder. In a recent interview, Milei, a 52-year-old far-right candidate and political outsider, reportedly said that those who support abortion rights are 'brainwashed by a homicidal policy'. He vowed to launch a referendum to overturn the abortion law if he takes the presidency. 'Life starts at the moment of fertilisation. Three weeks after that, your mother decides to kill you because you are not alive yet. How come?' Milei said in August" (para 7-9). "Despite such progress, abortion remains a fraught and divisive issue in the...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:36 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Across Latin America, countries have made moves to lift abortion restrictions in recent years, a trend often referred to as a 'green wave,' in reference to the green bandanas carried by women protesting for abortion rights in the region" (para 20). "In the southern state of Guerrero, Marina Reyna, director of the Guerrero Association Against Violence toward Women, cautioned that challenges would persist. Her state decriminalized abortion last year, but there are 22 open investigations against women accused of ending their pregnancies. 'There is still a lot of resistance,' she said" (para 29-30).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Across Latin America, countries have made moves to lift abortion restrictions in recent years, a trend often referred to as a 'green wave,' in reference to the green bandanas carried by women protesting for abortion rights in the region" (para 20). "In the southern state of Guerrero, Marina Reyna, director of the Guerrero Association Against Violence toward Women, cautioned that challenges would persist. Her state decriminalized abortion last year, but there are 22 open investigations against women accused of ending their pregnancies. 'There is still a lot of resistance,' she said" (para 29-30).
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Brazil has recorded unprecedented levels of rape and other forms of gender-based violence for the second year running, amid growing concerns over rightwing efforts to criminalize rape victims who have an abortion" (para 1). "Experts say the figures are 'even more alarming' against a backdrop of far-right activism, which includes a bill currently before the lower house of Congress that seeks to penalize rape survivors who seek a termination" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Brazil has recorded unprecedented levels of rape and other forms of gender-based violence for the second year running, amid growing concerns over rightwing efforts to criminalize rape victims who have an abortion" (para 1). "Experts say the figures are 'even more alarming' against a backdrop of far-right activism, which includes a bill currently before the lower house of Congress that seeks to penalize rape survivors who seek a termination" (para 3).
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:24 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is legal in India, but was only legalised for single women this year. It remains taboo for married women and most abortions are carried out by village 'quacks', often with long-term health consequences" (para 26).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is legal in India, but was only legalised for single women this year. It remains taboo for married women and most abortions are carried out by village 'quacks', often with long-term health consequences" (para 26).
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"The Russian Orthodox church is also pushing for new proposals to cut the timeframe for legal abortion to eight weeks or 12 weeks in cases of rape" (para 34).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"The Russian Orthodox church is also pushing for new proposals to cut the timeframe for legal abortion to eight weeks or 12 weeks in cases of rape" (para 34).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Under certain circumstances, women and girls with disabilities continue to be subjected to involuntary medical treatment, including forced sterilization and abortion" (15).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Under certain circumstances, women and girls with disabilities continue to be subjected to involuntary medical treatment, including forced sterilization and abortion" (15).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'After 50 years, it is time for the abortion rules to keep up with the times,' said Sophie Løhde, Denmark’s health minister. Denmark’s gender equality minister, Marie Bjerre, celebrated the law change and welcomed it as a sign that her country is fortifying abortion rights compared to other places around the world. 'It is about the individual woman’s freedom, about the right to decide over her own body and her own life,' Bjerre said. 'It is a historic day for women’s equality'" (par. 5-7).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'After 50 years, it is time for the abortion rules to keep up with the times,' said Sophie Løhde, Denmark’s health minister. Denmark’s gender equality minister, Marie Bjerre, celebrated the law change and welcomed it as a sign that her country is fortifying abortion rights compared to other places around the world. 'It is about the individual woman’s freedom, about the right to decide over her own body and her own life,' Bjerre said. 'It is a historic day for women’s equality'" (par. 5-7).
Nov. 22, 2024, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"If it passes, the legislation will ban 'childfree propaganda' on the internet and in the media, films and advertisements. There will be steep fines –about $4000 for individuals and $51,000 for organisations. The law is loosely worded and human rights advocates fear that even positive comments about a childfree lifestyle or public discussions on birth control or abortion could be considered a violation...Cutting back on abortion seems like an obvious strategy. Russia has one of the world’s highest abortion rates – a legacy of the Soviet era, when it was the principal means of birth control. Now the government is beginning to actively discourage abortion. A fifth of abortions are...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"If it passes, the legislation will ban 'childfree propaganda' on the internet and in the media, films and advertisements. There will be steep fines –about $4000 for individuals and $51,000 for organisations. The law is loosely worded and human rights advocates fear that even positive comments about a childfree lifestyle or public discussions on birth control or abortion could be considered a violation...Cutting back on abortion seems like an obvious strategy. Russia has one of the world’s highest abortion rates – a legacy of the Soviet era, when it was the principal means of birth control. Now the government is beginning to actively discourage abortion. A fifth of abortions are...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:57 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2, ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Emergency contraception cannot be bought in Japan without a doctor’s approval. It is also the only medicine that must be taken in front of a pharmacist to stop it being sold on the black market" (para 11).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2, ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Emergency contraception cannot be bought in Japan without a doctor’s approval. It is also the only medicine that must be taken in front of a pharmacist to stop it being sold on the black market" (para 11).
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:59 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"infertility affects 18 percent of couples in China, compared with a global average of around 15 percent. Researchers cite several factors, including the fact that Chinese couples often wait until later to have children and the common use of abortions, which experts have said could affect fertility" (para 24).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"infertility affects 18 percent of couples in China, compared with a global average of around 15 percent. Researchers cite several factors, including the fact that Chinese couples often wait until later to have children and the common use of abortions, which experts have said could affect fertility" (para 24).
Oct. 22, 2024, 11 a.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In one recent case, a woman had been sent back to India by her husband and told to have an abortion after he learnt she was pregnant. He demanded a large sum of money for her to return to Australia. 'She got to India, where she got a call from his father in a nearby village to say if you give me 10 million rupees (about $183,000) my son will sponsor you back again – because he had withdrawn the sponsorship in the meantime,' O’Connor, a dowry abuse expert, said. 'She had already aborted the baby and was suffering from so much grief and distress'" (para 8-10).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In one recent case, a woman had been sent back to India by her husband and told to have an abortion after he learnt she was pregnant. He demanded a large sum of money for her to return to Australia. 'She got to India, where she got a call from his father in a nearby village to say if you give me 10 million rupees (about $183,000) my son will sponsor you back again – because he had withdrawn the sponsorship in the meantime,' O’Connor, a dowry abuse expert, said. 'She had already aborted the baby and was suffering from so much grief and distress'" (para 8-10).
Oct. 22, 2024, 10:59 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-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). "But it won’t happen any time soon, said a government official who declined to be named. In addition to administrative complexity regarding the approval process, politics will likely slow it further, given the sensitivity of the issue, the official added. When the issue came to light following the court ruling, many religious groups vehemently protested the decision and increased political pressure on the authorities, a major factor behind the Assembly’s inaction...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-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). "But it won’t happen any time soon, said a government official who declined to be named. In addition to administrative complexity regarding the approval process, politics will likely slow it further, given the sensitivity of the issue, the official added. When the issue came to light following the court ruling, many religious groups vehemently protested the decision and increased political pressure on the authorities, a major factor behind the Assembly’s inaction...more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In 2009, a proposal was submitted by Catholic Bishops, the Evangelical Association, Jubilee Ministries and Voices for Life, a Belizean pro-life organization, requesting the removal of all exceptions to the criminalization of abortion. The proposal further recommended reinstating the Offences Against Person Act instituted by the colonial government in 1861. Consequently, in 2009, a National Working Group was established as part of WIN-Belize’s advocacy program to present a position paper. The group counteracted the position, stating that the 1861 Act should not be reinstated as it would constitute serious and deleterious effects on women's rights, human rights, women's morbidity and mortality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Belize....more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In 2009, a proposal was submitted by Catholic Bishops, the Evangelical Association, Jubilee Ministries and Voices for Life, a Belizean pro-life organization, requesting the removal of all exceptions to the criminalization of abortion. The proposal further recommended reinstating the Offences Against Person Act instituted by the colonial government in 1861. Consequently, in 2009, a National Working Group was established as part of WIN-Belize’s advocacy program to present a position paper. The group counteracted the position, stating that the 1861 Act should not be reinstated as it would constitute serious and deleterious effects on women's rights, human rights, women's morbidity and mortality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Belize....more
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[A]bortion [is continually being used] as a contraceptive method, in particular among women over 40 years of age" (14).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[A]bortion [is continually being used] as a contraceptive method, in particular among women over 40 years of age" (14).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he termination of pregnancy [is not regulated] by legislation, rather [by] ministerial regulations" (12).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he termination of pregnancy [is not regulated] by legislation, rather [by] ministerial regulations" (12).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[A]bortion [is not legalized] in cases of rape, incest, severe fetal impairment and risk to the health or life of the pregnant woman[. Women do not have] access to high-quality post-abortion care, especially for cases in which complications arise from unsafe abortions, in line with the Maputo Protocol" (12).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[A]bortion [is not legalized] in cases of rape, incest, severe fetal impairment and risk to the health or life of the pregnant woman[. Women do not have] access to high-quality post-abortion care, especially for cases in which complications arise from unsafe abortions, in line with the Maputo Protocol" (12).
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed.The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but doctors still turned them away). (para 4-6). "A health ministry spokesman has confirmed that local hospitals failed to comply with the law and a probe has...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed.The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but doctors still turned them away). (para 4-6). "A health ministry spokesman has confirmed that local hospitals failed to comply with the law and a probe has...more
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[The] national health development plan (2006–2015) and the health sector transition plan (2015–2017) [have] several actions to support women... [These actions include p]roviding free induced abortions" (37).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"[The] national health development plan (2006–2015) and the health sector transition plan (2015–2017) [have] several actions to support women... [These actions include p]roviding free induced abortions" (37).
Dec. 5, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Forced abortions, sterilisations, the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices as well as hefty financial penalties left physical and emotional scars on millions of women" (pp 6). "[There are] policy directives to discourage abortions" (pp 20).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Forced abortions, sterilisations, the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices as well as hefty financial penalties left physical and emotional scars on millions of women" (pp 6). "[There are] policy directives to discourage abortions" (pp 20).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2, ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'I fear that in the short term, China will follow other countries and restrict women’s access to abortion and contraception as a way to force women to have more children. Ultimately, these policies will backfire and fail, but they could increase repression and crackdowns on feminist politics,' Gallagher said" (para. 24).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2, ABO-PRACTICE-1
"'I fear that in the short term, China will follow other countries and restrict women’s access to abortion and contraception as a way to force women to have more children. Ultimately, these policies will backfire and fail, but they could increase repression and crackdowns on feminist politics,' Gallagher said" (para. 24).