Latest items for ABO-LAW-1
Oct. 16, 2025, 9:02 a.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Austria, abortion is usually allowed within the first three months of pregnancy, following a consultation with a doctor. Doctors can also terminate a pregnancy: if there is a serious danger to the mental health, physical health or life of the pregnant woman; if the child is expected to be born with severe mental or physical disabilities, or if the woman was under 14 years of age when she became pregnant. Doctors are not obliged to perform or assist in an abortion unless the abortion is required in order to save the pregnant woman's life. The same provisions apply to all staff working in legally regulated health professions. From the...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Austria, abortion is usually allowed within the first three months of pregnancy, following a consultation with a doctor. Doctors can also terminate a pregnancy: if there is a serious danger to the mental health, physical health or life of the pregnant woman; if the child is expected to be born with severe mental or physical disabilities, or if the woman was under 14 years of age when she became pregnant. Doctors are not obliged to perform or assist in an abortion unless the abortion is required in order to save the pregnant woman's life. The same provisions apply to all staff working in legally regulated health professions. From the...more
Oct. 16, 2025, 8:55 a.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[A]bortion was decriminalised in New South Wales in 2019" (Para 5). "In 2019, New South Wales overturned the Crimes Act of 1900, which ended a 119-year run of criminalising abortion in the state. This policy change made access to abortion legal in every Australian state and territory with varying levels of state regulations. According to New South Wales Health, the new Abortion Law Reform Act 'establishes a health-centered approach for termination of pregnancy' and 'supports a woman’s right to health, including reproductive health and autonomy.' Most importantly, the new Act allows women and pregnant people to undergo abortions without fear of being charged with a crime while offering new provisions...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[A]bortion was decriminalised in New South Wales in 2019" (Para 5). "In 2019, New South Wales overturned the Crimes Act of 1900, which ended a 119-year run of criminalising abortion in the state. This policy change made access to abortion legal in every Australian state and territory with varying levels of state regulations. According to New South Wales Health, the new Abortion Law Reform Act 'establishes a health-centered approach for termination of pregnancy' and 'supports a woman’s right to health, including reproductive health and autonomy.' Most importantly, the new Act allows women and pregnant people to undergo abortions without fear of being charged with a crime while offering new provisions...more
Oct. 16, 2025, 8:44 a.m.
Countries: Togo
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Under Togolese law abortion is only allowed in cases of incest, rape, serious fetal malformation, if the mother is struggling financially, or if her health is at risk" (Para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Under Togolese law abortion is only allowed in cases of incest, rape, serious fetal malformation, if the mother is struggling financially, or if her health is at risk" (Para 1).
Oct. 16, 2025, 8:38 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The new regulation allows women to request an abortion during the first 120 days of pregnancy. A committee will then examine the request, and if the committee finds a medical case for the abortion, the woman will be allowed to undergo an abortion. According to regulation, abortions will be performed only by specialist obstetrician-gynecologists in licensed healthcare facilities" (Para 3-4).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The new regulation allows women to request an abortion during the first 120 days of pregnancy. A committee will then examine the request, and if the committee finds a medical case for the abortion, the woman will be allowed to undergo an abortion. According to regulation, abortions will be performed only by specialist obstetrician-gynecologists in licensed healthcare facilities" (Para 3-4).
Oct. 16, 2025, 8:28 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Effective as of June 21, 2024, this Resolution marks a notable departure from the previous restrictive laws, expanding the circumstances under which abortion is now permissible... The new Resolution introduces three additional scenarios where abortion is legal: Non-consensual Pregnancy: If the pregnancy is a result of an act committed against the woman’s will, without her consent, or with forced or unreliable consent—in other words, as a result of rape. Incestuous Pregnancy: If the person who impregnated the woman is a family member or a muhram (such as a father, brother, uncle, or grandfather). Spousal Request: Abortion is also possible at the request of both spouses, subject to approval by a...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Effective as of June 21, 2024, this Resolution marks a notable departure from the previous restrictive laws, expanding the circumstances under which abortion is now permissible... The new Resolution introduces three additional scenarios where abortion is legal: Non-consensual Pregnancy: If the pregnancy is a result of an act committed against the woman’s will, without her consent, or with forced or unreliable consent—in other words, as a result of rape. Incestuous Pregnancy: If the person who impregnated the woman is a family member or a muhram (such as a father, brother, uncle, or grandfather). Spousal Request: Abortion is also possible at the request of both spouses, subject to approval by a...more
Oct. 15, 2025, 8:56 a.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Thailand’s Public Health Ministry legalized abortions up to the 20th week of pregnancy on Thursday—an extension of a previous law which allowed termination of pregnancy within the first 12 weeks. That 12-week allowance came as a result of a law expanding abortion rights enacted last year. These laws are a massive step for a country that criminalized abortion as recently as February 2020, when The Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that anti-abortion laws are unconstitutional" (Para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Thailand’s Public Health Ministry legalized abortions up to the 20th week of pregnancy on Thursday—an extension of a previous law which allowed termination of pregnancy within the first 12 weeks. That 12-week allowance came as a result of a law expanding abortion rights enacted last year. These laws are a massive step for a country that criminalized abortion as recently as February 2020, when The Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that anti-abortion laws are unconstitutional" (Para 1).
Oct. 15, 2025, 8:48 a.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Thailand has long been stigmatized and restricted by law. But the country has made significant strides in recent years: In January 2021, Thailand decriminalized the termination of pregnancy during first 12 weeks, and in October 2022, the country extended the law, legalizing abortions up to the 20th week of pregnancy" (Para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Thailand has long been stigmatized and restricted by law. But the country has made significant strides in recent years: In January 2021, Thailand decriminalized the termination of pregnancy during first 12 weeks, and in October 2022, the country extended the law, legalizing abortions up to the 20th week of pregnancy" (Para 1).
Oct. 15, 2025, 8:37 a.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"301: Any woman who causes herself to abort, or allows another person to cause her to abort, when her pregnancy is more than twelve weeks, shall be liable to imprisonment for not more than six months, or a fine not exceeding ten thousand baht, or both. If the offense under Section 301 or Section 302 is committed by a licensed medical practitioner in accordance with the Medical Council’s criteria, in any of the following cases, the offender shall not be guilty: (1) It is necessary because continuing the pregnancy would endanger the physical or mental health of the woman. (2) It is necessary because there is a high risk or...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"301: Any woman who causes herself to abort, or allows another person to cause her to abort, when her pregnancy is more than twelve weeks, shall be liable to imprisonment for not more than six months, or a fine not exceeding ten thousand baht, or both. If the offense under Section 301 or Section 302 is committed by a licensed medical practitioner in accordance with the Medical Council’s criteria, in any of the following cases, the offender shall not be guilty: (1) It is necessary because continuing the pregnancy would endanger the physical or mental health of the woman. (2) It is necessary because there is a high risk or...more
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:18 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)
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Togo
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Togo is legal only to preserve the pregnant person’s health" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Togo is legal only to preserve the pregnant person’s health" (para 3).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9 a.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"However, the majority of countries in the region [Caribbean] have more restrictive abortion laws. In some of them, abortions are permitted to preserve the woman’s health, like Bahamas, Grenada and, in the case of Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, the law includes mental health in its text" (para 5).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"However, the majority of countries in the region [Caribbean] have more restrictive abortion laws. In some of them, abortions are permitted to preserve the woman’s health, like Bahamas, Grenada and, in the case of Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, the law includes mental health in its text" (para 5).
Oct. 10, 2025, 8:54 a.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortions after five weeks of pregnancy remain outlawed. In August, authorities visited medical institutions, warning practitioners that performing abortions would result in loss of their diplomas" (para 28).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortions after five weeks of pregnancy remain outlawed. In August, authorities visited medical institutions, warning practitioners that performing abortions would result in loss of their diplomas" (para 28).
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).