Thai abortion rights advocates call for increased legal services access

[webfact]

 

Abortion rights supporters in Thailand called for improved access to legal abortion services, issuing a petition to Thossaporn Sereerak, a Pheu Thai MP for Phrae and member of the House Committee on Public Health.

 

The Tamtang Group, a prominent advocate for safe abortion, yesterday, February 7, expressed concerns over the difficulties pregnant women face when seeking legal abortions, despite recent changes in legislation, explained Supecha Baotip of the Tamtang Group.

 

“Although the law already allows for abortions, in practice women who experience an unwanted pregnancy and want access to safe abortion services find it difficult to access legal pregnancy termination services find it difficult to access legal pregnancy termination services. It is no different from when the law was amended in September 2022.”

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-02-08

 

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[flyingtlger]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

in practice women who experience an unwanted pregnancy

You play,

You pay....

[Emdog]

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

You play,

You pay....

jeez..... let's hope you are making a crude joke and don't really hold this sort of belief

and the men who knocked them up? often play then run away

[TeacherJane]

Why be soft on them? ignore the ethics and they brought it on themselves. Consider the ethics, and the dilemmas are too serious, to be brushed aside with 'reproductive choice'

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, TeacherJane said:

Why be soft on them? ignore the ethics and they brought it on themselves. Consider the ethics, and the dilemmas are too serious, to be brushed aside with 'reproductive choice'

OMFG what an awful post. 

[metisdead]

A post with a trolling meme contravening our Community Standards has been removed.

[ikke1959]

In Buddhism it is not allowed to take someones life... In most religions it is the same. However legal abortion in Thailand should be carried out, as the law allows it. If a doctor refuses because of his believe, there should be possibilities in some clinics around the country. The women have the right to end their pregnancy, as for many reasons, as rape, incest, violent husband or even not enough money.  Thailand should enter the 21st century and change the thinkings.. Unnecessary suffering should also be permitted. I believe there are no Gods that don't care about the wellbeing of the believers. They all want that everybody can have a happy and healthy life without suffering and pain. 

[JimGant]

3 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

In Buddhism it is not allowed to take someones life..

 What's that have to do with a procedure to eliminate unwanted protoplasm?

[zhounan]

Planned Parenthood, William Henry Gates The Third Foundation and all the Malthusianists agree with these supporters.