Or is the US the only one that offers abortion on demand to the woman who can pay for it? With the Supreme Court looking at the ban on partial birth abortion, I was just wondering if European countries have laws limiting abortion.
2006-11-09 01:43:41 · 9 answers · asked by teeney1116 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The UK is once again debating over its abortion laws. It is allowed in this country currently up 24 weeks providing 2 doctors give their consent that to not abort would be of detrrement to the womans physical or mental health, that it would harm the child or their family.
seems about right to me.
2006-11-09 02:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by tarri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about partial birth abortions in other countries. I do know that most of all the major countries have abortion clinics. There was a time in Russia where it was so commonly used by women it was considered a form of birth control. A lot of the reasons for that was lack of money for proper birth control. In China it is against the law to have more than one baby without permission so, abortion is very common there. Pretty much all European countries allow abortion and pay for them. Yet, as to late term abortions, I just don't know.
Take Care
2006-11-09 09:50:03 · answer #2 · answered by escapingmars 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many South American countries do. There is greater stigma attached to having had an abortion than to being an unwed mother.
Partial birth abortions are rare and most doctors only perform them when the mothers health is at risk. There are some exceptions but the reality is very few late term abortions are because the mother changes her mind about having the baby.
2006-11-09 09:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Conservative countries have laws banning abortion...Iraq, Iran, N. Korea, Syria, etc...But they call abortion something else, and perform them anyways. Abortion is a fact of life. Don't like it? Don't have one. And JSYK, late term abortions aren't 'on demand', they are abortions used in circumstances where the mother's life is in danger. Do you really think a woman would carry a baby for 8 months, if she didn't want it? Once again, fear clouds facts.
One more thing, restrictions were placed on abortions to protect a woman's health, not for moral reasons. Email me if you would like a link to the facts on abortion, and the history of legal abortion (it was legal when this country was founded)
2006-11-09 09:47:20 · answer #4 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In the UK you have to have medical evidence from 2 doctors saying that there is either a problem with the foetus or the mother (this can be social, medical or psychological). Its paper work, but what it amounts to id abortion on demand.
2006-11-09 09:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by huggz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Netherlands and some of the Scandinavian countires have given the rights of abortion and euthanasi to its peole.
2006-11-09 09:45:33 · answer #6 · answered by "I Want to Know Your Answer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that most Muslim countries forbid it. I would like to hear the official Islamic position on this issue.
Countries with a predominantly Catholic population also have problems with the procedure.
2006-11-09 09:52:14 · answer #7 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Late term abortion is a manufactured problem by the Republicans to get people mad so they will be distracted from real issues. In fact, it happens so seldom, and always with medically valid reasons, that it is a non-issue. I don't need you up in my womb.
2006-11-09 09:53:50 · answer #8 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some do (Poland), some don't (Germany).
2006-11-09 09:45:27 · answer #9 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋