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Before 1971, abortion was criminalized under Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, [8] describing it as intentionally "causing miscarriage". [9] Except in cases where abortion was carried out to save the life of the woman, it was a punishable offense and criminalized women/providers, with whoever voluntarily caused a woman with child to miscarry [10] facing three years in prison and/or a ...
The Mahanarayana Upanishad lists abortion with actions such as breaking one's vow of chastity. [2] Some Hindu scriptures assert that "abortion is a worse sin than killing one's parents" and another text says that "a woman who aborts her child will lose her status". [1] In general, Hinduism teaches the guiding principle of Ahimsa, abstention ...
The abortion debate is a longstanding and contentious discourse that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. [1] In English-speaking countries, the debate most visibly polarizes around adherents of the self-described "pro-choice" and "pro-life" movements. Pro-choice supporters uphold that individuals ...
252560. [ edit on Wikidata] Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. [ nb 1 ][ 2 ] An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of all pregnancies. [ 3 ][ 4 ] When deliberate steps are taken to end a ...
“Red, White and Blue” – an Academy Award nominated short film dealing with emergency access to abortions — will roll out a series of celebrity-hosted screenings across the country to raise ...
She links the issue of abortion to the larger problems in the U.S. with maternal mortality and morbidity — plainly discussing how Black women are at a significantly greater risk for ...
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s 6-week abortion ban during an event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 1, 2024 in Jacksonville, Fla. Credit - Joe Raedle—Getty Images
pro-life. Pro-choice and pro-life are terms of self-identification used by the two sides of the abortion debate: those who support access to abortion, and those who seek to restrict it, respectively. They are generally considered loaded language, since they frame the corresponding position in terms of inherently positive qualities (and thus ...