Abortion Drug ‘Mifepristone’ to Be Introduced as Early as the First Quarter of Next Year… 7 Years After the Constitutional Court Ruled the Abortion Law Unconstitutional.
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Abortion pills are expected to be introduced as early as the first quarter of next year. Pregnant women must obtain a doctor's prescription from a hospital within nine weeks (63 days) of pregnancy. The medical community maintains that specific safety standards are necessary. The Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced these details at a briefing held on the 16…
The government is officially introducing abortion drugs. This comes a full seven years after discussions on their introduction began in earnest following the Constitutional Court's ruling in April 2019 that the "crime of abortion" under the Criminal Act was unconstitutional. The drugs are intended for use up to nine weeks of pregnancy, and in the early stages...
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The government is pushing for the institutionalization of abortion drugs that have previously been unavailable for formal use in the country. This marks the first institutional improvement in seven years since the Constitutional Court ruled the abortion law unconstitutional in 2019, and the goal is to introduce the drugs as early as the first quarter of next year, provided the licensing and import procedures proceed smoothly. The Ministry of Ge…
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