Latest items for FSCB-LAW-1
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:59 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"China has a complicated relationship with fertility. For three decades, officials restricted families to one child — sometimes through brutal measures" (para 23).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"China has a complicated relationship with fertility. For three decades, officials restricted families to one child — sometimes through brutal measures" (para 23).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
“From 2009 to 2016, the Central Government earmarked 22.6 billion yuan as grants for more than 74 million rural pregnant women. Since 2014, the percentage of rural women giving birth in hospitals has remained above 99 per cent" (27).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
“From 2009 to 2016, the Central Government earmarked 22.6 billion yuan as grants for more than 74 million rural pregnant women. Since 2014, the percentage of rural women giving birth in hospitals has remained above 99 per cent" (27).
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"[T]he acts of female genital mutilation... and forced sterilization of another person in order to prevent their reproduction...were incriminated" (11).
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"[T]he acts of female genital mutilation... and forced sterilization of another person in order to prevent their reproduction...were incriminated" (11).
Feb. 27, 2023, 6:49 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
“Reproductive Rights: There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization on the part of government authorities.” (22).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
“Reproductive Rights: There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization on the part of government authorities.” (22).
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"It is not a state policy to sterilise women irrespective of their social and health status in Namibia. The Ministry of Health and Social Services issued a Government Notice No.73. Regulation 7 of the Notice deals with State Patients benefits and responsibilities. Regulation 7(1) and (a) and (c) and regulation 7 (1) (c) to (XIII) were issued to reiterate the Ministry’s position on informed consent" (19).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"It is not a state policy to sterilise women irrespective of their social and health status in Namibia. The Ministry of Health and Social Services issued a Government Notice No.73. Regulation 7 of the Notice deals with State Patients benefits and responsibilities. Regulation 7(1) and (a) and (c) and regulation 7 (1) (c) to (XIII) were issued to reiterate the Ministry’s position on informed consent" (19).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"In the November draft budget, Salvini supported a League initiative to give families who have a third child between 2019 and 2021 state-held land for 20 years" (para 45).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"In the November draft budget, Salvini supported a League initiative to give families who have a third child between 2019 and 2021 state-held land for 20 years" (para 45).
Dec. 28, 2022, 8:06 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"The House of Representatives has passed the long-awaited legislation that criminialises nine forms of sexual violence, including physical and verbal assault, harrassment, forced sterilisation and exploitation" (para 2).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"The House of Representatives has passed the long-awaited legislation that criminialises nine forms of sexual violence, including physical and verbal assault, harrassment, forced sterilisation and exploitation" (para 2).
Dec. 28, 2022, 11:42 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"Weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Dr. Grace Ferguson treated a woman whose water had broken halfway through pregnancy. The baby would never survive, and the patient’s chance of developing a potentially life-threatening infection grew with every hour. By the time she made it to Pittsburgh to see Ferguson, the woman had spent two days in a West Virginia hospital, unable to have an abortion because of a state ban. The law makes an exception for medical emergencies, but the patient’s life wasn’t in danger at that moment" (para 1-2). "In Texas...a doctors' association sent a letter to the state's medical board saying some hospitals refused to treat patients...more
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"Weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Dr. Grace Ferguson treated a woman whose water had broken halfway through pregnancy. The baby would never survive, and the patient’s chance of developing a potentially life-threatening infection grew with every hour. By the time she made it to Pittsburgh to see Ferguson, the woman had spent two days in a West Virginia hospital, unable to have an abortion because of a state ban. The law makes an exception for medical emergencies, but the patient’s life wasn’t in danger at that moment" (para 1-2). "In Texas...a doctors' association sent a letter to the state's medical board saying some hospitals refused to treat patients...more
Dec. 9, 2022, 2:29 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"According to new guidelines published on the state-run commission’s website, officials plan to offer incentives to encourage family growth, including expanding access to child-care services, reducing the cost of attending nursery school and working with employers to make offices more 'family friendly' " (para 2). "The...proposal would enhance and provide women with a 'positive childbearing support system' and improve services to promote a 'long-term' and 'balanced' growth in the country’s population. This is not the first time China has introduced incentives for couples to have children. Authorities have proposed tax reductions, longer maternity leave, better medical insurance and financial support for families with three kids, Reuters reported" (para 11-12).more
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"According to new guidelines published on the state-run commission’s website, officials plan to offer incentives to encourage family growth, including expanding access to child-care services, reducing the cost of attending nursery school and working with employers to make offices more 'family friendly' " (para 2). "The...proposal would enhance and provide women with a 'positive childbearing support system' and improve services to promote a 'long-term' and 'balanced' growth in the country’s population. This is not the first time China has introduced incentives for couples to have children. Authorities have proposed tax reductions, longer maternity leave, better medical insurance and financial support for families with three kids, Reuters reported" (para 11-12).more
March 15, 2022, 11:02 a.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"The law prohibits coerced abortion and involuntary sterilization. In July the Kaunas Regional Court awarded 31,000 euros ($34,100) to a woman with cerebral palsy after a hospital in Lazdijai sterilized her involuntarily shortly after she gave birth" (12).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"The law prohibits coerced abortion and involuntary sterilization. In July the Kaunas Regional Court awarded 31,000 euros ($34,100) to a woman with cerebral palsy after a hospital in Lazdijai sterilized her involuntarily shortly after she gave birth" (12).
Feb. 28, 2022, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (14).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (14).
Feb. 24, 2022, 10:11 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1, ABO-LAW-1
"Coerced abortion is not permitted under the law. The law allows the involuntary surgical sterilization of children with cognitive and psychosocial disabilities in certain cases" (25).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1, ABO-LAW-1
"Coerced abortion is not permitted under the law. The law allows the involuntary surgical sterilization of children with cognitive and psychosocial disabilities in certain cases" (25).
Feb. 23, 2022, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (15).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (15).
Feb. 11, 2022, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Romania
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (23).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (23).
Feb. 11, 2022, 5 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (33).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (33).
Jan. 24, 2022, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"There were reports of coerced and involuntary sterilization. The government has promoted female sterilization as a form of family planning for decades... The government provided monetary compensation for the wage loss, transportation costs, drugs and dressing, and follow-up visits to women accepting contraceptive methods, including voluntary sterilization. There were no formal restrictions on access to other forms of family planning; however, despite recent efforts to expand the range of contraceptive choices, voluntary sterilization remained the preferred method due to the costs and limited availability of alternative contraceptive choices... There were reports that these [two child] policies created pressure on women with more than two children to use contraception, including permanent...more
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"There were reports of coerced and involuntary sterilization. The government has promoted female sterilization as a form of family planning for decades... The government provided monetary compensation for the wage loss, transportation costs, drugs and dressing, and follow-up visits to women accepting contraceptive methods, including voluntary sterilization. There were no formal restrictions on access to other forms of family planning; however, despite recent efforts to expand the range of contraceptive choices, voluntary sterilization remained the preferred method due to the costs and limited availability of alternative contraceptive choices... There were reports that these [two child] policies created pressure on women with more than two children to use contraception, including permanent...more
Jan. 24, 2022, 12:55 p.m.
Countries: Djibouti
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (18).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (18).
Jan. 21, 2022, 9:22 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (16).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (16).
Jan. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (14).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (14).
Jan. 14, 2022, 6:24 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (18).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (18).
Jan. 11, 2022, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"In April the government passed a law to compensate individuals who were involuntarily sterilized from 1948 to 1996 under a policy that targeted persons with disabilities under the defunct Eugenic Protection Law. Affected persons received approximately 2.57 million yen ($28,000) each and a formal apology. The MHLW estimated 25,000 persons were subjected to forced sterilization surgery under that law" (18).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"In April the government passed a law to compensate individuals who were involuntarily sterilized from 1948 to 1996 under a policy that targeted persons with disabilities under the defunct Eugenic Protection Law. Affected persons received approximately 2.57 million yen ($28,000) each and a formal apology. The MHLW estimated 25,000 persons were subjected to forced sterilization surgery under that law" (18).
Jan. 8, 2022, 9:32 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (31).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (31).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"No, the state does not force sterilization or childbearing. Somalia does not allow force sterilization under any circumstance" (1).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"No, the state does not force sterilization or childbearing. Somalia does not allow force sterilization under any circumstance" (1).
Jan. 4, 2022, 11:45 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12).
Dec. 27, 2021, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (12).
Dec. 17, 2021, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (19).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (19).
Nov. 30, 2021, 2:34 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (95).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (95).
Nov. 30, 2021, 2:33 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (34).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (34).
Nov. 17, 2021, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (23).
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1, FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (23).
Nov. 15, 2021, 7:25 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (15).
Variables: FSCB-LAW-1
"There were no reports of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilization" (15).