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Abortion is a safe procedure, but it's less safe later in the pregnancy." He suggest that parental involvement laws have a small effect on abortion rates compared with improved sexual education and birth control access and usage. Many minors of childbearing age are sufficiently mature to make abortion decisions by themselves. [27]
A BBC Religions article from 2009 cites Lipner's "Hindu Ethics: Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia" (1989) and states that if the mother's life is at risk, Hinduism permits abortion. [17] The general value system of Hinduism teaches that the correct course of action in any given situation is the one that causes the least harm to those involved.
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 ...
Under this Act, if any girl under 18 is seeking abortion the service provider is compelled to register a complaint of sexual assault with the police. However, under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, it is not mandatory to report the identity of the person seeking an abortion. Consequently, service providers are hesitant to provide ...
A parent's right to give consent, or be informed, before their minor child undergoes medical treatment. [3] See informed consent for such legislation in general, or minors and abortion [4] for legislation relating specifically to abortion. [5] Some jurisdictions stop short of requiring parental consent for abortion but require parental ...
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.
If enacted, these bills would make it a federal crime for non-parents/guardians to take a pregnant minor from a state where abortion is illegal to a state where it is legal, for the purposes of an abortion, without the consent of the minor's parents, punishable by up to a year in prison. [1]
4 Many minors of childbearing age are sufficiently mature to make abortion decisions by themselves