Interactive World Map of Abortion Laws
The Center for Reproductive Rights has compiled all abortion rights in an interactive map of the world’s abortion laws. According to the map,
The legal status of abortion is an important indicator of women’s ability to enjoy their reproductive rights. Legal restrictions on abortion often cause high levels of illegal and unsafe abortion, and there is a proven link between unsafe abortion and maternal mortality.
Between 1950 and 1985, nearly all industrialized countries-and several others-liberalized their abortion laws. In 1994, 179 governments signed the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, signalling their commitment to prevent unsafe abortion. Since this important milestone, more than 25 countries worldwide have liberalized their abortion laws-while only a handful have tightened legal restrictions on abortion.
Most countries in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and southern Asia have severe abortion laws. Furthermore, three of the four countries generally considered to prohibit abortion altogether-Chile, El Salvador, and Nicaragua-are located in Latin America.
Great resource from CRR!!! Thanks so much for the cross-post. And, just passing on a really fascinating observation from a friend who is a US-based human rights activist with roots in Iran:
“One note, though; I realized that some of the information that the map illustrates is not entirely accurate, or needs qualification.
For instance, in the case of Iran, although the map rightfully states that abortion is only allowed on medical grounds and to protect the mother, it fails to mention that the law allows the termination of pregnancy during the first four months after the fetus is formed. In other words, the termination of pregnancy during the first 16 weeks is not considered abortion. This is in accordance with the Shi’ite doctrine (figh – فقه), which does not consider the fetus during the first 4 months of pregnancy to be a living human being who possesses a soul (ruh – روح).
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You can see more about this fascinating debate online (unfortunately all materials are in Persian):
http://www.ghavanin.ir/PaperDetail.asp?id=307
http://www.shareh.com/persian/magazine/figh/49/03.htm“
ermination of pregnancy before birth is termed as Abortion. There are many reason people adopt this path. Mifeprex is a prescription medicine used by women as a contraceptive. In women it is used to induce abortion and as a contraceptive. Its main ingredients are Mifepristone and Misoprostol. Mifeprex is available by generic name. Other product related to Mifeprex medicine is Mirena IUD. It is a medicine used in women to end pregnancy. This medicine can be used with other medicine. It Mifeprex does not found effective in controlling the pregnancy, surgery need to be done to end the pregnancy. It is a synthetic steroid which works by blocking hormone necessary for pregnancy.^
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