Latest items for ABO-LAW-1
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[The draft bill on revision of the Penal Code] provides in article 377 that therapeutic termination of pregnancy is authorized or permitted on the advice of a physician in the cases specifically listed below: When it has been established that the child conceived will be born with serious or incurable physical deformities[,] When the pregnancy seriously threatens the life of the mother[, or] When conception is the result of rape or incest, or when the minor is in a state of severe distress" (19).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[The draft bill on revision of the Penal Code] provides in article 377 that therapeutic termination of pregnancy is authorized or permitted on the advice of a physician in the cases specifically listed below: When it has been established that the child conceived will be born with serious or incurable physical deformities[,] When the pregnancy seriously threatens the life of the mother[, or] When conception is the result of rape or incest, or when the minor is in a state of severe distress" (19).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[A]bortion remains criminalized under articles 165 and 166 of the Penal Code" (12).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[A]bortion remains criminalized under articles 165 and 166 of the Penal Code" (12).
Feb. 16, 2024, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DACH-LAW-1, ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is the only country in Latin America with absolute bans on abortion and emergency contraceptives. A recent proposal to legalise emergency contraceptives in cases of rape sparked indignation"(para 7).
Variables: DACH-LAW-1, ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is the only country in Latin America with absolute bans on abortion and emergency contraceptives. A recent proposal to legalise emergency contraceptives in cases of rape sparked indignation"(para 7).
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Catholic nation has some of the strictest laws on abortion in Europe, and doctors can even refuse to provide them on ethical grounds, a law which has been slammed by women's rights activists" (para 2). "Termination is only legal when the pregnancy is the result of a criminal act such as rape or incest, or when the woman's health is at risk" (para 3). "The commissioner for patients' rights also said that while individual doctors can invoke the 'conscience clause' and refuse to perform an abortion, an entire hospital cannot" (para 16).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Catholic nation has some of the strictest laws on abortion in Europe, and doctors can even refuse to provide them on ethical grounds, a law which has been slammed by women's rights activists" (para 2). "Termination is only legal when the pregnancy is the result of a criminal act such as rape or incest, or when the woman's health is at risk" (para 3). "The commissioner for patients' rights also said that while individual doctors can invoke the 'conscience clause' and refuse to perform an abortion, an entire hospital cannot" (para 16).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in serious maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this is that termination is only allowed legally in Nigeria if a woman’s life is in danger" (para 2). "But abortions have become relatively safer since the emergence and increasing availability of medication abortion, especially misoprostol. Misoprostol was approved in Nigeria in January 2006 for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. Evidence suggests that Nigerian women are beginning to access and use it safely to induce their own abortions" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in serious maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this is that termination is only allowed legally in Nigeria if a woman’s life is in danger" (para 2). "But abortions have become relatively safer since the emergence and increasing availability of medication abortion, especially misoprostol. Misoprostol was approved in Nigeria in January 2006 for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. Evidence suggests that Nigerian women are beginning to access and use it safely to induce their own abortions" (para 3).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[S]audi Arabia’s abortion laws are more liberal than those of some U.S. states, allowing for pregnancy termination when the mother’s mental or physical health is threatened" (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[S]audi Arabia’s abortion laws are more liberal than those of some U.S. states, allowing for pregnancy termination when the mother’s mental or physical health is threatened" (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Regarding the management of maternal health and unsafe abortions, Botswana has improved access to family planning services, contraceptive methods mix and access to emergency contraception and medical termination of pregnancy or legal abortion where eligible as per the Abortion Act 1991. In this regard the country continues to intensify capacity-building for nurses and doctors through the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) training to improve quality in the provision of comprehensive abortion care to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality" (19). This implies that abortion is legal (VMH - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Regarding the management of maternal health and unsafe abortions, Botswana has improved access to family planning services, contraceptive methods mix and access to emergency contraception and medical termination of pregnancy or legal abortion where eligible as per the Abortion Act 1991. In this regard the country continues to intensify capacity-building for nurses and doctors through the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC) training to improve quality in the provision of comprehensive abortion care to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality" (19). This implies that abortion is legal (VMH - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 21, 2023, 6:10 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Court of Appeal has upheld legislation which allows the abortion of babies with Down's syndrome up until birth, after a challenge by a woman with the condition" (para. 1). Even though the UK law on abortion has a time limit, there is an exception with this cases (MD - CODER COMMENT). "They said: 'The court recognises that many people with Down's syndrome and other disabilities will be upset and offended by the fact that a diagnosis of serious disability during pregnancy is treated by the law as a justification for termination, and that they may regard it as implying that their own lives are of lesser value'" (para. 6)....more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Court of Appeal has upheld legislation which allows the abortion of babies with Down's syndrome up until birth, after a challenge by a woman with the condition" (para. 1). Even though the UK law on abortion has a time limit, there is an exception with this cases (MD - CODER COMMENT). "They said: 'The court recognises that many people with Down's syndrome and other disabilities will be upset and offended by the fact that a diagnosis of serious disability during pregnancy is treated by the law as a justification for termination, and that they may regard it as implying that their own lives are of lesser value'" (para. 6)....more
Nov. 2, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
“A 45-year-old mother from Rome, Meloni is deeply conservative, openly anti-LBGT, and has threatened to place same-sex unions, which were legalized in Italy in 2016, under review. She has also called abortion a ‘tragedy,' raising fears for the future of women’s rights in the country”(para 10). People fear abortion will be less accessible, meaning that abortion is currently legal or prevalent (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
“A 45-year-old mother from Rome, Meloni is deeply conservative, openly anti-LBGT, and has threatened to place same-sex unions, which were legalized in Italy in 2016, under review. She has also called abortion a ‘tragedy,' raising fears for the future of women’s rights in the country”(para 10). People fear abortion will be less accessible, meaning that abortion is currently legal or prevalent (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 26, 2023, 10:48 a.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"This text was adopted by deputies in the lower house of the Spanish parliament on its first reading, with 190 votes in favour, 154 against, and 5 abstentions. It will now go to the Senate" (para 2). "'Menstrual leave' is one of the key measures in the broader legislation, which also provides for increased access to abortion in public hospitals... It is also to allow minors to have abortions without parental permission at 16 and 17 years of age, reversing a requirement introduced by a previous conservative government in 2015" (para 9, 10). "Abortion was decriminalized in Spain in 1985 and then legalized in 2010, but abortion remains a right...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"This text was adopted by deputies in the lower house of the Spanish parliament on its first reading, with 190 votes in favour, 154 against, and 5 abstentions. It will now go to the Senate" (para 2). "'Menstrual leave' is one of the key measures in the broader legislation, which also provides for increased access to abortion in public hospitals... It is also to allow minors to have abortions without parental permission at 16 and 17 years of age, reversing a requirement introduced by a previous conservative government in 2015" (para 9, 10). "Abortion was decriminalized in Spain in 1985 and then legalized in 2010, but abortion remains a right...more
Sept. 25, 2023, 10:51 a.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The restrictive law on abortion in Turkmenistan undermines the rights, dignity and health of half the population, denying them access to essential reproductive healthcare. In 2015, the government passed a law restricting abortion to only up to five weeks. Before 2015, women in Turkmenistan were allowed to access abortion care up to 12 weeks" (para.12).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The restrictive law on abortion in Turkmenistan undermines the rights, dignity and health of half the population, denying them access to essential reproductive healthcare. In 2015, the government passed a law restricting abortion to only up to five weeks. Before 2015, women in Turkmenistan were allowed to access abortion care up to 12 weeks" (para.12).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The prohibition of abortion except on grounds of a grave threat to the life and health of the pregnant woman (articles 366 and 367 of Law No. 1981-640 of 31 July 1981 on the Criminal Code" (12).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The prohibition of abortion except on grounds of a grave threat to the life and health of the pregnant woman (articles 366 and 367 of Law No. 1981-640 of 31 July 1981 on the Criminal Code" (12).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The provisions of articles 300 and 305 of the Criminal Code that discriminate against women have been factored into the proposed revision of discriminatory laws." (4)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Act. 300 states that consummation of a marriage between a child and an adult is considered statuatory rape. As for Act. 305, this act prohibits abortion unless a physician states that it is medically necessary).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The provisions of articles 300 and 305 of the Criminal Code that discriminate against women have been factored into the proposed revision of discriminatory laws." (4)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Act. 300 states that consummation of a marriage between a child and an adult is considered statuatory rape. As for Act. 305, this act prohibits abortion unless a physician states that it is medically necessary).
July 30, 2023, 5:41 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in serious maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this is that termination is only allowed legally in Nigeria if a woman’s life is in danger. " (Parag. 2) "But abortions have become relatively safer since the emergence and increasing availability of medication abortion, especially misoprostol. Misoprostol was approved in Nigeria in January 2006 for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. Evidence suggests that Nigerian women are beginning to access and use it safely to induce their own abortions." (Parag. 3)
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in serious maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this is that termination is only allowed legally in Nigeria if a woman’s life is in danger. " (Parag. 2) "But abortions have become relatively safer since the emergence and increasing availability of medication abortion, especially misoprostol. Misoprostol was approved in Nigeria in January 2006 for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. Evidence suggests that Nigerian women are beginning to access and use it safely to induce their own abortions." (Parag. 3)
July 30, 2023, 5:25 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Saudi Arabia’s abortion laws are more liberal than those of some U.S. states, allowing for pregnancy termination when the mother’s mental or physical health is threatened." (Parag. 13)
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Saudi Arabia’s abortion laws are more liberal than those of some U.S. states, allowing for pregnancy termination when the mother’s mental or physical health is threatened." (Parag. 13)
July 12, 2023, 11:06 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in serious maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this is that termination is only allowed legally in Nigeria if a woman’s life is in danger. " (Parag. 2) "But abortions have become relatively safer since the emergence and increasing availability of medication abortion, especially misoprostol. Misoprostol was approved in Nigeria in January 2006 for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. Evidence suggests that Nigerian women are beginning to access and use it safely to induce their own abortions." (Parag. 3)
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in serious maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this is that termination is only allowed legally in Nigeria if a woman’s life is in danger. " (Parag. 2) "But abortions have become relatively safer since the emergence and increasing availability of medication abortion, especially misoprostol. Misoprostol was approved in Nigeria in January 2006 for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. Evidence suggests that Nigerian women are beginning to access and use it safely to induce their own abortions." (Parag. 3)
July 12, 2023, 10:28 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Saudi Arabia’s abortion laws are more liberal than those of some U.S. states, allowing for pregnancy termination when the mother’s mental or physical health is threatened." (Parag. 13)
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Saudi Arabia’s abortion laws are more liberal than those of some U.S. states, allowing for pregnancy termination when the mother’s mental or physical health is threatened." (Parag. 13)
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permission for medical termination of pregnancy within 120 days of conception for pregnancies resulting from rape by someone marriage to whom is prohibited in Islamic Shari’ah and pregnancies resulting from rape of a child who is physically and mentally not fit to get pregnant and deliver were given by the ‘Islamic Fiqh Academy’ on 11th December 2013." (25-26).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permission for medical termination of pregnancy within 120 days of conception for pregnancies resulting from rape by someone marriage to whom is prohibited in Islamic Shari’ah and pregnancies resulting from rape of a child who is physically and mentally not fit to get pregnant and deliver were given by the ‘Islamic Fiqh Academy’ on 11th December 2013." (25-26).
June 19, 2023, 1:46 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2, ABO-LAW-1
"In late 2021, a new law was passed severely restricting access to abortion, contraception and voluntary sterilization services—'in direct violation of women's human rights under international law,' as U.N. human rights experts warned." (para.11).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2, ABO-LAW-1
"In late 2021, a new law was passed severely restricting access to abortion, contraception and voluntary sterilization services—'in direct violation of women's human rights under international law,' as U.N. human rights experts warned." (para.11).
June 18, 2023, 9:21 a.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[I]n Malta, ... abortion is illegal" (Para.3). "Malta is the only country in the EU where abortion is illegal for any reason, including rape and incest (even in Poland, where restrictions on abortion have been dramatically tightened, a woman who has been raped is still, in theory, entitled to an abortion). If a fetus is found to be unviable, or the baby likely to die at birth or soon afterwards, the pregnancy must continue. If the health of the mother is threatened – as in the case of an ectopic pregnancy – doctors will act, if at all, only when it may already be too late." (Para.11).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[I]n Malta, ... abortion is illegal" (Para.3). "Malta is the only country in the EU where abortion is illegal for any reason, including rape and incest (even in Poland, where restrictions on abortion have been dramatically tightened, a woman who has been raped is still, in theory, entitled to an abortion). If a fetus is found to be unviable, or the baby likely to die at birth or soon afterwards, the pregnancy must continue. If the health of the mother is threatened – as in the case of an ectopic pregnancy – doctors will act, if at all, only when it may already be too late." (Para.11).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Pursuant to article 266 of the Consolidated Text of the Bolivian Criminal Code, under the nomen juris permissible abortion, no penalty shall apply when an abortion has been the result of an offence of rape, abduction not followed by marriage, statutory rape or incest. There is also no punishment if the abortion was carried out for the purpose of preventing a danger to the life or health of the mother and if such danger could not be avoided by other means. In both cases, the abortion must be performed by a doctor, with the consent of the woman... [T]aking into account the fact that the constitutional judgment extends the grounds...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Pursuant to article 266 of the Consolidated Text of the Bolivian Criminal Code, under the nomen juris permissible abortion, no penalty shall apply when an abortion has been the result of an offence of rape, abduction not followed by marriage, statutory rape or incest. There is also no punishment if the abortion was carried out for the purpose of preventing a danger to the life or health of the mother and if such danger could not be avoided by other means. In both cases, the abortion must be performed by a doctor, with the consent of the woman... [T]aking into account the fact that the constitutional judgment extends the grounds...more
June 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal in Morocco and is punishable by up to five years in prison, except in cases when the woman's health is in danger" (Para.3). "An official commission recommended that the termination of pregnancies be legalised in special circumstances, but no reforms followed, despite lobbying by women's rights activists" (Para.10).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal in Morocco and is punishable by up to five years in prison, except in cases when the woman's health is in danger" (Para.3). "An official commission recommended that the termination of pregnancies be legalised in special circumstances, but no reforms followed, despite lobbying by women's rights activists" (Para.10).
May 12, 2023, 11:14 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion would remain illegal except in cases of rape, according to the latest draft seen by Reuters, which was dated 24 November." (Para.8).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion would remain illegal except in cases of rape, according to the latest draft seen by Reuters, which was dated 24 November." (Para.8).
May 12, 2023, 11:05 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Helping a minor cross state lines to terminate a pregnancy without her parents' consent would become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison under a bill passed Thursday by Idaho's Republican-dominated legislature" (para.1). "The bill would also allow a man who impregnates a woman - including rapists - as well as other family members to sue abortion providers" (para.2) "Under the bill, adults who help girls obtain surgical or medication abortions without parental consent would face a minimum of two years in prison if convicted" (para.8). "The bill also sets up a mechanism by which family members of the fetus can sue providers for up to $20,000...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Helping a minor cross state lines to terminate a pregnancy without her parents' consent would become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison under a bill passed Thursday by Idaho's Republican-dominated legislature" (para.1). "The bill would also allow a man who impregnates a woman - including rapists - as well as other family members to sue abortion providers" (para.2) "Under the bill, adults who help girls obtain surgical or medication abortions without parental consent would face a minimum of two years in prison if convicted" (para.8). "The bill also sets up a mechanism by which family members of the fetus can sue providers for up to $20,000...more
May 12, 2023, 2:25 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Women in Japan could be forced to seek their partner’s consent before being prescribed the abortion pill, which will reportedly be approved late this year – three decades after it was made available to women in the UK" (Para.1). "Under Japan’s 1948 Maternal Protection Law, consent is already required for surgical abortions – with very few exceptions – a policy that campaigners say tramples over women’s reproductive rights. 'In principle we believe that spousal consent is necessary, even if an abortion is induced by an oral medication,' Yasuhiro Hashimoto, a senior health ministry official, told a parliamentary committee earlier this month, according to Bloomberg" (Para.2-3). "Campaigners are calling on health...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Women in Japan could be forced to seek their partner’s consent before being prescribed the abortion pill, which will reportedly be approved late this year – three decades after it was made available to women in the UK" (Para.1). "Under Japan’s 1948 Maternal Protection Law, consent is already required for surgical abortions – with very few exceptions – a policy that campaigners say tramples over women’s reproductive rights. 'In principle we believe that spousal consent is necessary, even if an abortion is induced by an oral medication,' Yasuhiro Hashimoto, a senior health ministry official, told a parliamentary committee earlier this month, according to Bloomberg" (Para.2-3). "Campaigners are calling on health...more
May 11, 2023, 10:35 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Currently, entire areas of the country are no-abortion zones because of opt-out policies under which doctors can refuse to practice abortions on ethical grounds" (Para. 9). "...The country's parliament recently made it a criminal offence to harass or intimidate women with the object of impeding their right to abortion in response to frequent protests outside abortion clinics" (Para. 10).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Currently, entire areas of the country are no-abortion zones because of opt-out policies under which doctors can refuse to practice abortions on ethical grounds" (Para. 9). "...The country's parliament recently made it a criminal offence to harass or intimidate women with the object of impeding their right to abortion in response to frequent protests outside abortion clinics" (Para. 10).
April 19, 2023, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Human rights activists in Latin America hope that a historic court hearing over the case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy could open the way for El Salvador to decriminalize abortions – and set an important precedent across the region. The inter-American court of human rights (IACHR) this week considered the historic case of the woman, known as Beatriz, who was prohibited from having an abortion in 2013, even though she was seriously ill and the foetus she was carrying would not have survived outside the uterus. The audience marked the first time that the IACHR has discussed the consequences of the country’s...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Human rights activists in Latin America hope that a historic court hearing over the case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy could open the way for El Salvador to decriminalize abortions – and set an important precedent across the region. The inter-American court of human rights (IACHR) this week considered the historic case of the woman, known as Beatriz, who was prohibited from having an abortion in 2013, even though she was seriously ill and the foetus she was carrying would not have survived outside the uterus. The audience marked the first time that the IACHR has discussed the consequences of the country’s...more
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
A significant contribution to the development of gender legislation adopted in Uzbekistan was made in 2019 by, inter alia:...the Reproductive Health Act of 11 March 2019...(4)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The Reproductive Act covers many different facets including abortion, pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, STDs/STIs, and diseases affecting the reproductive organs). "The Reproductive Health Act of 11 March 2019 protects the reproductive rights not only of women, but also of men and minors, and proclaims equal rights and opportunities for women and men in the exercise of their reproductive rights and the right to make independent decisions regarding the birth of their children using safe and effective technologies." (8). "A medical...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
A significant contribution to the development of gender legislation adopted in Uzbekistan was made in 2019 by, inter alia:...the Reproductive Health Act of 11 March 2019...(4)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The Reproductive Act covers many different facets including abortion, pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, STDs/STIs, and diseases affecting the reproductive organs). "The Reproductive Health Act of 11 March 2019 protects the reproductive rights not only of women, but also of men and minors, and proclaims equal rights and opportunities for women and men in the exercise of their reproductive rights and the right to make independent decisions regarding the birth of their children using safe and effective technologies." (8). "A medical...more