*No more abortion harassment for Japanese women
Message:
Medical abortion has not been approved in Japan.
Moreover, D&C, the less safe method, is still used for more than 80% of the early abortion here.
Abortion is deeply stigmatized in this nation, but we, some of Japanese feminists, decided to take action for the better SRHR situations for women in Japan, so we join this movement of the International Safe Abortion Day worldwide.
No more harassment for women who need abortion in Japan! Women deserve better, humane and dignified treatment!
We are going to hold a pre-event of the International Safe Abortion Day, on September 27 in Kyoto, Japan.
Let's join us. Safe abortion for all women in Japan and on this globe!
Program:
Introduction: Ms. Minori Kitahara, Feminist writer and activist, "General information on women's situations and abortion in Japan"
Report 1: PhD. Kumi Tsukahara, Independent researcher on Japanese abortion problems, "Abortion Harassment in Japan"
Video message 1: MUVS, PhD, Research and writing, Susanne Krejsa MacManus from Museum of Abortion and Contraception in Austria
Video message 2: Ms. Kazuko Fukuda, SRHR Activist, studying in Sweden, #nandenaino (Why don't they exist in Japan?)
Report 2: Ob-Gyn, MD, PhD. Tomoko Saotome, "Stigma surrounding abortion in Japan"
Discussion with participants
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