Latest items for ABO-LAW-1
March 3, 2023, 11:15 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The stark inequalities have serious implications. The country’s abortion laws are among the most restrictive globally, as I have reported…" (Para. 8).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The stark inequalities have serious implications. The country’s abortion laws are among the most restrictive globally, as I have reported…" (Para. 8).
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, ABO-LAW-1
"But women haven’t passively accepted the toxic masculinity. They’ve organized raucously, from Asia’s most successful #MeToo movement to groups like '4B,' which translates to the 'Four nos: no dating, no sex, no marriage and no child-rearing.' The country’s feminist movements have won the decriminalization of abortion and harsher penalties for an epidemic of spycam-porn crimes." (para 13).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, ABO-LAW-1
"But women haven’t passively accepted the toxic masculinity. They’ve organized raucously, from Asia’s most successful #MeToo movement to groups like '4B,' which translates to the 'Four nos: no dating, no sex, no marriage and no child-rearing.' The country’s feminist movements have won the decriminalization of abortion and harsher penalties for an epidemic of spycam-porn crimes." (para 13).
Feb. 27, 2023, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The three-week-old government has already turned its back on the Bolsonaro era with regards to Brazil’s position on Israel, migration and reproductive rights, notably withdrawing from a coalition of ultra-conservative, anti-abortion nations known as the Geneva Consensus." (para 12).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The three-week-old government has already turned its back on the Bolsonaro era with regards to Brazil’s position on Israel, migration and reproductive rights, notably withdrawing from a coalition of ultra-conservative, anti-abortion nations known as the Geneva Consensus." (para 12).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Safe motherhood program has been a national priority program in Nepal since the formulation of National Safe Motherhood policy in 1998. The National Safe Motherhood Plan (2002-2017), revised in 2005, formed a basis for the current Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health Long Term Plan (2006-2017), the implementation of which is bringing positive impacts on infrastructure development and delivery of maternal health services at rural level. The maternal and reproductive health of women has been improved by implementing the guidelines regarding uterine prolapse, safe abortion, safe motherhood, and management of human resources for safe delivery. The GoN has been launching awareness raising campaign on safe abortion practices particularly targeting the adolescent...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Safe motherhood program has been a national priority program in Nepal since the formulation of National Safe Motherhood policy in 1998. The National Safe Motherhood Plan (2002-2017), revised in 2005, formed a basis for the current Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health Long Term Plan (2006-2017), the implementation of which is bringing positive impacts on infrastructure development and delivery of maternal health services at rural level. The maternal and reproductive health of women has been improved by implementing the guidelines regarding uterine prolapse, safe abortion, safe motherhood, and management of human resources for safe delivery. The GoN has been launching awareness raising campaign on safe abortion practices particularly targeting the adolescent...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The long battle over Poland’s 29-year-old ban on abortion has intensified over the past 17 months after the elimination of the last significant exception permitting the procedure: fetal abnormalities" (Para.8). "Today, Poland and Malta, both staunchly Catholic, are the only European Union countries where abortions are effectively outlawed" (Para.11). "Technically, the law still allows abortions if there is a serious risk to a woman’s health and life. But critics say it fails to provide necessary clarity, paralyzing doctors" (Para.13). " 'This law creates problems for doctors and patients,' Jan Kochanowicz, a doctor who is also the director of the University Clinical Hospital in Bialystok, the largest city in northeastern Poland,...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The long battle over Poland’s 29-year-old ban on abortion has intensified over the past 17 months after the elimination of the last significant exception permitting the procedure: fetal abnormalities" (Para.8). "Today, Poland and Malta, both staunchly Catholic, are the only European Union countries where abortions are effectively outlawed" (Para.11). "Technically, the law still allows abortions if there is a serious risk to a woman’s health and life. But critics say it fails to provide necessary clarity, paralyzing doctors" (Para.13). " 'This law creates problems for doctors and patients,' Jan Kochanowicz, a doctor who is also the director of the University Clinical Hospital in Bialystok, the largest city in northeastern Poland,...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Philippines has one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world; while the government has acknowledged that the law may allow abortion to protect the life and health of pregnant women, in practice such exceptions are not made. Women have little choice but to resort to whatever underground treatment they can access and afford, regardless of risk" (Para.5) "The incoming president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos has backed abortion in cases of incest and rape, describingit as “a woman’s decision, because it is her body.” Advocates treat the comments with caution. They are well aware of the opposition any legal change would face from the Catholic church" (Para.28).more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Philippines has one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world; while the government has acknowledged that the law may allow abortion to protect the life and health of pregnant women, in practice such exceptions are not made. Women have little choice but to resort to whatever underground treatment they can access and afford, regardless of risk" (Para.5) "The incoming president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos has backed abortion in cases of incest and rape, describingit as “a woman’s decision, because it is her body.” Advocates treat the comments with caution. They are well aware of the opposition any legal change would face from the Catholic church" (Para.28).more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn a 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, there is a global spotlight on reproductive care — including in Japan, which has some of the tightest restrictions on abortion among wealthy nations" (Para.4). "Japan is one of 11 countries — and the only one of the Group of Seven largest economies — that mandate women to get their spouse’s consent to obtain an abortion, with very few exceptions, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, an international organization. In practice, advocates say, the requirement often applies to unmarried women, too, and has led to rare and tragic instances of women leaving their babies...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn a 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, there is a global spotlight on reproductive care — including in Japan, which has some of the tightest restrictions on abortion among wealthy nations" (Para.4). "Japan is one of 11 countries — and the only one of the Group of Seven largest economies — that mandate women to get their spouse’s consent to obtain an abortion, with very few exceptions, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, an international organization. In practice, advocates say, the requirement often applies to unmarried women, too, and has led to rare and tragic instances of women leaving their babies...more
Feb. 5, 2023, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"For the past half-decade, Erdoğan and his conservative AK Party have ruled Turkey by decree in coalition with far-right parties, and his rule has been marked by a gradual shift toward more restrictive, natalist policies. Officially, abortion is legal in Turkey through the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. But for most Turkish women, the practice might as well already be illegal." (para 2). "Several women told me about their abortion experiences in Turkey’s health care system. (I’ve changed their names to protect their identities.) Elif, a school therapist, discovered her pregnancy in 2015 when the embryo was 4 weeks old. She phoned 10 clinics, and three said they performed abortions...She...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"For the past half-decade, Erdoğan and his conservative AK Party have ruled Turkey by decree in coalition with far-right parties, and his rule has been marked by a gradual shift toward more restrictive, natalist policies. Officially, abortion is legal in Turkey through the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. But for most Turkish women, the practice might as well already be illegal." (para 2). "Several women told me about their abortion experiences in Turkey’s health care system. (I’ve changed their names to protect their identities.) Elif, a school therapist, discovered her pregnancy in 2015 when the embryo was 4 weeks old. She phoned 10 clinics, and three said they performed abortions...She...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"As in our previous reports, Namibia’s Abortion and Sterilisation Act, Act No.2 of 1975 makes it a crime for a woman to seek an abortion, or to terminate her own pregnancy, except in very narrow circumstances." (19).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"As in our previous reports, Namibia’s Abortion and Sterilisation Act, Act No.2 of 1975 makes it a crime for a woman to seek an abortion, or to terminate her own pregnancy, except in very narrow circumstances." (19).
Feb. 4, 2023, 8:40 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[U]nder articles 417 to 419 of the Penal Code, abortion is permissible only in cases in which there is a risk to the life of the pregnant woman" (11).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[U]nder articles 417 to 419 of the Penal Code, abortion is permissible only in cases in which there is a risk to the life of the pregnant woman" (11).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Committee remains concerned about the following:...(b) The fact that abortion services and contraceptives are not paid for by health insurance; (c) The use of conscientious objection among medical practitioners, thereby limiting access to safe abortion services, which are guaranteed by law" (11).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Committee remains concerned about the following:...(b) The fact that abortion services and contraceptives are not paid for by health insurance; (c) The use of conscientious objection among medical practitioners, thereby limiting access to safe abortion services, which are guaranteed by law" (11).
Jan. 19, 2023, midnight
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
According to textbox titled " What has changed in abortion rules this year": The new rules allowed women within the first ten weeks of pregnancy to take the first pill at home following a teleconsultation with a clinician (para 13).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
According to textbox titled " What has changed in abortion rules this year": The new rules allowed women within the first ten weeks of pregnancy to take the first pill at home following a teleconsultation with a clinician (para 13).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Germany currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Germany currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Hungary currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Hungary currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Croatia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Croatia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Croatia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Slovenia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Slovenia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Slovenia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Romania
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Romania currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Romania currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Czech Republic
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that the Czech Republic currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that the Czech Republic currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Portugal currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Portugal currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Poland currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Poland currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Netherlands
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that the Netherlands currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that the Netherlands currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Slovakia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Slovakia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that France currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that France currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Luxembourg
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Luxembourg currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Luxembourg currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Estonia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Estonia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Estonia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Belgium currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Belgium currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Latvia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Latvia currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Austria currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Austria currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Ireland currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Ireland currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that the United Kingdom currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that the United Kingdom currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).