Abortion in Japan

Memorandums and information about abortion situations and problems in Japan

Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant

*IBM Japan

What a generous benefit packaget of Big Blue!?

No, it's not special.  Every women working or deopending on a worker who pays health insurance in Japan is entitled to this national system of the childbirth and childcare lump-sum grant when she has a misscarriage or a mid-term abortion at and over 12 weeks of pregnancy.  

Due to the fact this grant is paid for the stillbirth including mid-term abortion, sometimes doctors advise girls with no money to wait until 12 weeks of pregnancy to have a mid-term abortion and take a fee from this grunt. What a pitty!

 

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“The Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant” is paid when an insured person gives birth and “the Dependents' Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant” is paid when a dependent family member gives birth.

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When an insured person gives birth

Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant 420,000 yen**

When a dependent family member gives birth

Dependents' Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant 420,000 yen**
  • ** For childbirth (including stillbirth) after at least 22 weeks of pregnancy under the medical administration of a medical care institution or other institution that is a member of the maternity medical care compensation scheme; 404,000 yen for childbirth at an institution that is not a member of the maternity medical care compensation scheme.
  • ** Paid per child for multiple births

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