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A visual example of differing European views on abortion – a poster adopted by opponents of abortion in Poland with vandalism in favour of abortion rights. Abortion in Europe varies considerably between countries and territories due to differing national laws and policies on its legality, availability of the procedure, and alternative forms ...
The Soviet Union had more than 200 million reported abortions throughout its history according to the Johnstons Archive. [4] Since legalization in 1967, there have been 9,331,978 abortions in the United Kingdom according to government reports collected by the Johnstons Archive.
Bas relief at Angkor Wat, c. 1150, depicting a demon performing an abortion upon a woman who has been sent to the underworld. The Vedic and smrti laws of India reflected a concern with preserving the male seed of the three upper castes; and the religious courts imposed various penances for the woman or excommunication for a priest who provided an abortion. [3]
Became the world's first country to make women's free choice to request an abortion a constitutional right in March 2024. Abortion rights, which have been legal since a landmark 1974 law, are more ...
This category contains articles which are related to abortion, abortion law, the abortion debate, or the history of abortion within countries that are a part of Europe. Subcategories This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.
Abortion regulations remained less restrictive, however. Women could terminate a pregnancy until 12 weeks without any conditions, and until 22 weeks for many “social reasons,” such as divorce ...
This ignores other, perhaps more salient, aspects of the history of abortion law. The historical debate about vivification, animation, and delayed hominization were debates about when the fetus could be considered a "reasonable creature" – a human being – not simply when it had physical life; and this is what quickening was said to signify.
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