Abortion in Japan

Memorandums and information about abortion situations and problems in Japan

Entries from 2021-07-01 to 1 month

Study finds that 8% of abortion decisions linked to consequences of Covid-19

International Campaign for Women's Rights to Safe Abortion JAPAN: Study finds that 8% of abortion decisions linked to consequences of Covid-19 Some 8% of pregnant women in Japan who had an abortion in October and November 2020 are believed…

Japan and Spousal Consent: The Tip of the Iceberg

Women on Web www.womenonweb.org Japan and Spousal Consent: The Tip of the Iceberg Published: 28 July 2021 Written by: Erin Hassard Abortion is a volatile topic at the best of times but over the past couple of years, a massive wave of both …

Japan and Spousal Consent: The Tip of the Iceberg

Women on Web Abortion is a volatile topic at the best of times but over the past couple of years, a massive wave of both reform and pushback to abortion laws has been felt worldwide. Thanks to a global pandemic in particular, a new shift i…

JAPAN – Woman abandons newborn after wrongly being denied an abortion

International Campaign for Women's Rights to Safe Abortion On 2 June 2020, a city government employee in Aichi Prefecture discovered the body of a baby boy inside a plastic bag in shrubbery in a park. The mother, age 21, was arrested four …

Vietnamese woman gets suspended sentence for abandoning bodies of newborn twins

Japan Today Vietnamese woman gets suspended sentence for abandoning bodies of newborn twins - Japan TodayCrime Vietnamese woman gets suspended sentence for abandoning bodies of newborn twins July 22 12:37 pm JST 24 Comments KUMAMOTO The Ku…

Mom abandons newborn after being wrongly denied abortion

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, July 18, 2021 at 07:10 JST www.asahi.com NISHIO, Aichi Prefecture--A city government employee made a grisly discovery in shrubbery in a park here on June 2 last year.Inside a plastic bag was the body of a baby boy with a…

Mom abandons newborn after being wrongly denied abortion

Mom abandons newborn after being wrongly denied abortionTHE ASAHI SHIMBUNJuly 18, 2021 at 07:10 JSTPhoto/Illutration Flowers are offered by the side of a restroom in a park in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, the site of the case in question. The…