The Living Rainforest: Abortion In Other Countries

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Abortion In Other Countries

In South Africa the right to an abortion is enshrined in the constitution. Abortion to save the mothers life was legalized in 1931 and for a short while was a totem of a liberal outward-facing Chile.

Abortion Around The World An Overview Of Legislation Measures Trends And Consequences Cairn International Edition

But these three countries fall solidly in the middle of the pack when we rank how common it is for people to be close to someone who has had an abortion ranging from 38 to 31.

Abortion in other countries. Vietnam has the second-highest rate at 352 followed by Kazakhstan with 35. In the South American nation where nearly 15 million people have caught Zika abortion is illegal except in cases of rape or when a womans life is in danger. The laws of the countries in this category permit abortion on the basis of health or therapeutic grounds.

The poll puts the US on a par with developing countries such as India 48-37 and Turkey 47-41 but considerably out of step with Americas rich-nation peers. This region has the highest abortion rate in the. One of the nations with the highest rates of abortion is Russia.

Consistent polling shows that 77 of Americans oppose taxpayer funding for abortion overseas. The United Kingdoms 1967 Abortion Act which grants doctors in England Scotland and Wales the authority to perform abortions was extended to. The laws regarding abortion are diverse and vary by country.

The regulation of abortion may vary widely from country to country but nearly all nations 96 allow women to terminate their pregnancies in order to save their lives according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of 196 countries based on 2013 United Nations data. Mancini jeannemfl January 28 2021. 56 countries fall within this category.

Certainly other parts of the world hold widely varying view on abortion. The exceptions are Malta El Salvador Nicaragua and Dominican Republic. Indeed only six countries do not allow women to receive abortions under any circumstances.

Abortion is also allowed within 12 weeks of pregnancy in cases of rape and within 22 weeks of pregnancy in cases of fetal impairment. Abortion law in Spain legalizes the procedure at any point during pregnancy in cases in which the mothers life or physical or mental health is at risk. In 37 countries abortion is illegal unless it saves the mothers life and in others it is illegal unless used to save the mothers life or preserve her health.

There are currently twenty-six countries where all abortions are illegal regardless of if the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. What makes Chile slightly different is the historical context from which the ban was forged. 25 of these countries explicitly permit abortion to preserve the womans mental health.

Only five other countries on Earth have abortion laws this restrictive. On the opposite end Mexico has the lowest abortion rate of 01 followed by Portugal with 02. 240 million women of reproductive age live in countries with these laws.

Finally in Belgium and Germany women are required to obtain counseling and. All but a handful of countries allow an abortion to be performed when the life of the mother is at risk. Brazil could be one of those countries.

Places like the United Kingdom not including North Ireland generally match current American law and practice. In 2019 abortion was legalized in Northern Ireland. The government should never force taxpayers to fund abortions either here or abroad but should work to protect the inherent dignity of all persons born and unborn.

According to UN reports Russias abortion rate is 537 per 1000 women. Support for unrestricted abortion is highest in Sweden France and Great Britain ranging from 78 to 66. South Africa has probably one of the most progressive abortion laws in the world says Sippel.

The US is more hostile to abortion. Country year notes. In the midst of a pandemic where Americans are suffering were going to take taxpayer dollars to fund the unconscionable practice of abortion in other countries.

In China abortion is cheap government-funded and commonplace. A third category specifies that women in Turkey Cuba Denmark Italy and most countries of Eastern Europe may not have an abortion without the permission of other family members. Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic pictured Hungary Poland Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Ukraine.

Abortion Worldwide 2017 Uneven Progress And Unequal Access Guttmacher Institute