Under Indonesia’s new criminal code passed last year, a woman who has an abortion faces up to four years in prison and anyone who assists in the process could be jailed for five years. Additionally, anyone who promotes birth control devices faces six months in jail.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision repealing federal protections for abortion, some states are taking steps to impose even stricter restrictions on it or to complete ban it. Due to this, some medical professionals and patients travel beyond state lines to places where abortions are still permitted
Activists are concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the right to an abortion will have a major impact on other developing nations, including those in Africa. While pro-abortion groups in Kenya have welcomed the decision, many who support abortion rights are concerned that it may further curtail the reproductive rights of women and girls
If the Supreme Court overturns its 1973 ruling legalising abortion, American women’s access to the procedure will be severely restricted
The future of abortion rights in the United States is in doubt, with the Supreme Court scheduled to rule on the issue in June. Abortions after six weeks have been illegal in Texas since September. Many women seeking abortions are running out of time
Women’s rights activists have called a national strike and thousands of people have joined demonstrations to protest a decision by Poland’s Constitutional Court to ban nearly all abortions
Honduras’ total ban on abortion in all circumstances puts women and girls in danger and violates their rights, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a web feature on the topic