https://www.boell.de/en/2021/06/23/reproduktive-rechte-weltweit
About half the people in the world have the capacity to become pregnant. Yet there is still no contraceptive that is 100 percent effective. This means half of all people are potentially at risk of getting pregnant unintentionally.

https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/schwangerschaftsabbruch-gesetze-zu-abtreibung-weltweit-sehr-unterschiedlich-geregelt
SchwangerschaftsabbruchRecht auf Abtreibung weltweit sehr unterschiedlich geregelt. 05. Mai 2022. In den USA könnte es in manchen Bundesstaaten in Zukunft sehr schwierig werden abzutreiben - dort zeichnet sich ab, dass ein Grundsatzurteil zu Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen aufgehoben werden könnte. Wir schauen, wie es global um das Thema

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/06/united-states-abortion-bans-put-millions-women-and-girls-risk-un-experts-say
GENEVA (2 June 2023) - Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN experts* said today. As of January 2023, abortion has been banned in 14 States across the country, and the consequences of

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1097673827/what-reproductive-rights-look-like-around-the-world
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, here's a look at abortion rights and access around the world. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: If the U.S

https://www.cfr.org/article/abortion-law-global-comparisons
Notably, rates have diverged between countries with fewer restrictions and those with more: Between 1990-94 and 2015-19, the average abortion rate in countries with generally legal abortion

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/what-are-abortion-laws-in-other-countries-map-shows-how-they-compare/2930106/
In Japan, abortion is allowed only for economic and health reasons, and requires partners' consent, making Japan one of a handful of countries in the world to do so. Victims of sexual violence

https://www.gwi-boell.de/de/2021/05/10/reproduktive-rechte-weltweit
Kostenlos. Die erste Ausgabe von Reproduktive Rechte weltweit fokussiert den Schwangerschaftsabbruch. Circa die Hälfte der Menschen weltweit besitzt die Fähigkeit schwanger werden zu können. Bisher gibt es kein Verhütungsmittel, das zu 100% sicher ist. Potenziell kann also die Hälfte aller Menschen ungewollt schwanger werden.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673257/
ABORTION LAW AND PUBLIC HEALTH. The World Health Organization has identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem since 1967 31 and affirms in its most recent technical guidance the scale of this public health impact. 32 World Health Organization evidence shows that when faced with an unplanned pregnancy and irrespective of legal conditions, women all over the world are highly

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/world/abortion-rights-us.html
Daniel Becerril/Reuters. The story of abortion rights in the 21st century can be seen in two world-shaking developments this past week. In the first, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_law
Abortion has existed since ancient times, with natural abortifacients being found amongst a wide variety of tribal people and in most written sources. The earliest known records of abortion techniques and general reproductive regulation date as far back as 2700 BC in China, and 1550 BC in Egypt. Early texts contain little mention of abortion or abortion law.

https://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/13077/
The World's Abortion Laws. This data interactive by the Center for Reproductive Rights shows the legal status of abortion in every country. The map colorfully shows data for 11 indicators and five categories of legality, ranging from severe restrictiveness—being prohibited altogether—to relative liberality, where abortion is possible upon

https://www.statista.com/chart/13680/the-legal-status-of-abortion-worldwide/
The Legal Status of Abortion Worldwide. Abortion. by. Martin Armstrong , Jun 27, 2022. It had been all but confirmed at the beginning of May, when a leaked draft opinion reported on by Politico

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473035/
But this has not been a success in African countries such as Tanzania, where, under the 1981 Revised Penal Code, it remains unclear whether abortion is legal to preserve a woman's physical or mental health or her life, and where 16% of maternal deaths are still due to unsafe abortions. 19 Although the government has tried to expand the

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/world/abortion-laws-international.html
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on abortion quickly led to bans in at least eight states, a shift toward criminalization that runs counter to recent easings in countries that had longstanding bans.

https://reproductiverights.org/our-issues/abortion/
The Center for Reproductive Rights works to protect and advance abortion rights around the world by removing restrictive laws and policies, promoting measures to improve access to safe and legal abortion, and countering efforts to undermine access to abortion care. To watch the video in Spanish, click here. To watch the video in French, click here.

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/abtreibung-wie-sind-die-gesetze-zum-schwangerschaftsabbruch-weltweit-a-b21ff1f1-9a81-4bad-9060-3ebc5831d690
Millionen Frauen weltweit haben keinen Zugang zu sicheren Abtreibungen, Bewegungen kämpfen für Reformen und mehr Selbstbestimmung. Was sie bisher erreicht haben und wie konservative Gruppen

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1016/S0968-8080%2805%2926218-3
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 1 opens the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the fundamental statement of inalienability: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights" (Art.1). 8 Significantly, the word "born" was used intentionally to exclude the fetus or any antenatal application of

https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/
Over the past 30 years, more than 60 countries and territories have liberalized their abortion laws. From Ireland to Nepal, abortion rights are becoming recognized as fundamental human rights for millions of people worldwide. And in Latin America, the Green Wave is ushering in a new era of liberalization in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, and

https://reproductiverights.org/mapping-abortion-rights-worldwide/
Tonight, the fully revised and updated World's Abortion Laws Map—the definitive record of the legal status of abortion in countries around the globe—was officially introduced by the Center for Reproductive Rights President and CEO Nancy Northup, at the global Women Deliver conference in Vancouver.. The World's Abortion Laws Map (WALM) is a tool and resource the Center has been

https://www.dw.com/en/2021-changes-in-abortion-laws-worldwide/a-60280568
Abortion remains contentious in 2021. Ines Eisele. 12/29/2021. Poland has virtually banned abortion, and the United States is also looking at tightening restrictions. But other countries, like

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2022-03-28/global-abortion-rate-rebounds-to-90s-levels-study-finds
This represents a significant global decline since the early 1990s - from 79 to 64 women per 1,000, according to Guttmacher data. After a downturn during the mid-2000s, abortion rates have

https://www.who.int/news/item/09-03-2022-access-to-safe-abortion-critical-for-health-of-women-and-girls
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines on abortion care today, in a bid to protect the health of women and girls and help prevent over 25 million unsafe abortions that currently occur each year. "Being able to obtain safe abortion is a crucial part of health care," said Craig Lissner, acting Director for Sexual and

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