Dutch Lower House votes for abortion pill via GPs

15-03-2022

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Dutch Lower House votes for abortion pill via GPs

The Dutch Lower House of Parliament has agreed that the abortion pill should also be available through General Practitioners. A majority of MPs supported a private member’s bill to make this possible.

Several thousand plastic foetuses lie on a square in the Dutch government city of The Hague in protest against abortion. Photo ANP, Robin Utrecht

Dutch Parliament rushes to broaden abortion law

The five-day statutory period of reflection in the case of abortion will almost certainly disappear in the Netherlands. The Dutch Lower House will discuss a bill proposed by liberal government party D66 to this end on Thursday. The Christian governing parties stand on the sidelines.

In almost all countries, abortion is still subject of political debate. Photo AFP, Federico Parra

WHO asks to lower thresholds for abortion

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines for abortion policy. The organisation asks for lowering the threshold for the termination. Most boundaries have just only effect: that the number of unsafe abortions is growing.

German demonstration for abortion advertisements. Photo EPA, Hayoung Jeon

Germany abolishes ban on abortion ads

The German cabinet decided to remove the national ban on abortion advertisements from the penal code as described in article 219a.

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