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May 5, 2023 · The new state-level bans on abortion enacted since June 2022 have direct negative impacts on residency training and medical education that will have long-lasting repercussions for patient access to high-quality, equitable reproductive health care. Since the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ...
Abortion in Ghana is banned except when there is a vaild exemption. The abortion should also be conducted only at a Government hospital; registered private hospital, clinics registered under the Private Hospitals and Maternity Homes Act, 1958 (No. 8) and a place approved by the Minister of Health by a Legislative Instrument.
Ghana’s Abortion Provisions. 58. Abortion or miscarriage. (1) Subject to subsection (2), (a) a woman who, with intent to cause abortion or miscarriage, administers to herself or consents to be administered to her a poison, drug or any other noxious thing or uses an instrument or any other means, or. (b) a person who.
Penal Code (1940), Decree-Law Number 2.848, Special Part, Title I, Chapter I, Articles 124-128. Abortion provoked by a pregnant woman or with her consent. Art. 124 – Provoking abortion oneself or consenting to another person provoking it: Penalty – imprisonment of one to three years. Abortion provoked by a third party.
Apr 24, 2024 · International, regional and national human rights bodies and courts increasingly recommend decriminalization of abortion, and provision of abortion care, to protect a woman’s life and health, and in cases of rape, based on a woman’s complaint. WHO Abortion Care Guideline, p 62. Source document: WHO Abortion Care Guideline (page 62)
Mar 21, 2017 · The Philippines criminalizes abortion without any clear exception. Despite the criminal abortion ban, women and girls continue to undergo abortions which are often performed under unsafe conditions and result in complications that require immediate medical treatment. In this fact sheet, the Center for Reproductive Rights outlines the status of ...
Jan 16, 2024 · Cementing abortion, gender-affirming care access. The DFL-led Legislature in 2023 passed laws guaranteeing the right to reproductive care and services that help align a person’s gender ...
