: What abortion laws and reproductive rights look like around the globe #IndiaNEWS The global landscape of reproductive rights is constantly shifting. The United States Supreme Court ruling that has

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What abortion laws and reproductive rights look like around the globe #IndiaNEWS
The global landscape of reproductive rights is constantly shifting. The United States Supreme Court ruling that has overturned Roe v Wade – the landmark 1973 decision that protected a woman’s right to have an abortion – marks a significant regression for abortion access. But it is not the only case. While countries like the United States, Poland and Russia are taking steps backwards, gains are being made in places such as Ireland, Colombia and Argentina.Abortion restrictions range from laws where abortion is permitted only to protect the pregnant person’s life or health, to decriminalising abortion entirely. Often, restrictions are structured around gestational time limits, such as allowing abortion only in the first trimester.Some laws allow for abortion on socioeconomic grounds, for example in Finland. And Britain’s 1967 Abortion Act is an example of a broad interpretation of health that includes wellbeing. Doctors may take account of the pregnant woman’s actual or reasonably foreseeable life circumstances when making a decision about the impact of continuing a pregnancy.Where health is interpreted more restrictively, such as in Zimbabwe, Morocco or Peru, abortion may only be available if a pregnant person’s physical health is in danger. In other regions, such as Ghana or Bolivia, language referring to mental health is explicitly...Read more

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