Abortion in Japan

Memorandums and information about abortion situations and problems in Japan

Entries from 2023-02-01 to 1 month

Editorial: Japan must protect women's rights in line with abortion pill approval

February 6, 2023 (Mainichi Japan) An advisory panel to Japan's health ministry has given the green light to the manufacturing and marketing of an abortion pill known as "Mefeego Pack" after a British pharmaceutical company applied for its …

Japan's 1st abortion pill takes step closer to approval

PHARMACEUTICALS, Nikkei Asia, AYA ONISHI and KAZUHIRO OGAWA, Nikkei staff writers, January 28, 2023 03:31 JST Japan's 1st abortion pill takes step closer to approval: Treatment would give women option other than surgical procedure Japan's …