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<description><![CDATA[To their great shame, there is a push by the radical and pro-abortion extremist Biden administration to bully the newly elected Guatemalan government to change their protective laws governing abortion. A sudden influx of chemical abortions in countries like Guatemala would be disastrous. Chemical abortions pose serious health threats to women; four times the rate […]
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[To their great shame, there is a push by the radical and pro-abortion extremist Biden administration to bully the newly elected Guatemalan government to change their protective laws governing abortion.
A sudden influx of chemical abortions in countries like Guatemala would be disastrous. Chemical abortions pose serious health threats to women; four times the rate of immediate complications than from surgical abortions, while thirty-three percent of cases of second-trimester women whose pregnancies had been misdiagnosed required surgical intervention.
There are no hospitals or medical posts in many regions of Guatemala. How can this American government claim to have “deep concern” for women’s health? Guatemalan women have nowhere to go if they experience complications from abortion.
The abortion drugs’ impacts on maternal mortality cannot be ignored, and it would wreak havoc in developing countries like Guatemala. Why?
Guatemala is one of the poorest countries in the world. In fact, it’s the poorest country in Latin America and second-most poor in this hemisphere—only the people of Haiti are in more significant distress. Seventy-five percent of Guatemalans live below the poverty line, and more than 60% live in what the World Bank deems “extreme poverty.”
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Access to healthcare is so dire the World Health Organization declares that “Preventable diseases often result in death; malnutrition is common among children and young adults, and infant mortality rates are high.” The few government-sponsored “health posts” are understaffed and have few medical resources and supplies.
Fifty percent of all girl children under the age of 5 show signs of “stunting” – a failure to physically develop at standard rates. Stunting is the most common indicator of chronic malnutrition, and additionally, one in four women of childbearing age suffer from anemia. Most live in shanties made of salvaged materials on dirt floors without toilets or running water.
The combination of severe poverty, malnourishment, and stunting has a devastating impact on women of childbearing age in Guatemala. These women often face higher risks during pregnancy and childbirth, including higher maternal mortality rates. Additionally, they may lack access to quality healthcare and support services, further exacerbating health challenges.
Although the newly elected administration in Guatemala offers much hope for the future, the women of Guatemala must have access to doctors, schools, adequate health care, potable water, and a nutritional safety net. What they do not need is an influx of unregulated abortion and toxic abortion drugs. To protect its women and girls, Guatemala must continue to keep its protective laws in its constitution.
Shame to the Biden administration for insisting on a policy that would put so many more women at risk.
LifeNews.com Note: Raimundo Rojas is the director of Hispanic outreach for the National Right to Life Committee. He is a former president of Florida Right to Life and has presented the pro-life message to millions in Spanish-language media outlets. He represents NRLC at the United Nations as an NGO. Rojas was born in Santiago de las Vegas, Havana, Cuba and he and his family escaped to the United States in 1968.
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<description><![CDATA[The latest CNN poll is so bad for pro-abortion Joe Biden and so good for pro-life former President Donald Trump that you only imagine the tremors it sent through the Biden camp. Here’s a down and dirty summary, followed by a complete breakdown. The summary is from Byron York New CNN national poll: Trump over Biden 49-43 […]
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://twitter.com/ByronYork?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">The latest CNN poll</a> is so bad for pro-abortion Joe Biden and so good for pro-life former President Donald Trump that you only imagine the tremors it sent through the Biden camp. Here’s a down and dirty summary, followed by a complete breakdown. The summary is from Byron York
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New CNN national poll: Trump over Biden 49-43 in 2-way race, 42-33 in 5-way race. 55% say Trump’s presidency was a success, while 44% say it was a failure. 61% say Biden’s presidency has been a failure, 39% a success.
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Momentarily we will also look at latest <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/644252/biden-13th-quarter-approval-average-lowest-historically.aspx">Gallup Poll</a> which in some ways is even worse for President Biden. The headline is “Biden’s 13th-Quarter Approval Average Lowest Historically: Averages 38.7% job approva.l”
Back to the CNN poll. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director, <a href="https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/1784602402814898631">tries to softens the blow</a>, but Guy Benson will have none of that:
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Horror show of a CNN poll for Biden. Trump ahead outside the margin of error, up even bigger w/ expanded field. Majorities see Biden’s presidency as a failure & Trump’s as a success. 60% disapproval for the incumbent.
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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/politics/cnn-poll-trump-biden-matchup/index.html">According to CNN’s Agiesta</a>
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Negative views of Biden’s work in office have held for much of his presidency. In the new poll, 60% disapprove of his handling of the job and 40% approve, about the same as it’s been in CNN polling for more than a year. Even Biden’s strongest issue approval ratings in the poll are also in negative territory, with 45% approving of his handling of health care policy and 44% approving his handling of student loan debt. And his worst issue approval rating – for his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza – yields 28% approval to 71% disapproval, including an 81% disapproval mark among those younger than 35 and majority disapproval among Democrats (53%).
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What about the economy?
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Biden’s approval ratings for the economy (34%) and inflation (29%) remain starkly negative, as voters say economic concerns are more important to them when choosing a candidate than they were in each of the past two presidential contests. In the new poll, 65% of registered voters call the economy extremely important to their vote for president, compared with 40% who felt that way in early 2020 and 46% who said the same at roughly this point in 2016. Those voters who say the economy is deeply important break heavily for Trump in a matchup against Biden, 62% to 30%.
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<a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24623637/cnn-poll-april-28-2024.pdf">Let’s get back to Gallup</a>. First, its opening paragraph
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden averaged 38.7% job approval during his recently completed 13th quarter in office, which began on Jan. 20 and ended April 19. None of the other nine presidents elected to their first term since Dwight Eisenhower had a lower 13th-quarter average than Biden.
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and then its “Bottom Line”:
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With about six months remaining before Election Day, Biden stands in a weaker position than any prior incumbent, and thus faces a taller task than they did in getting reelected.
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We’ve examined President Biden’s faltering numbers for well over a year. On his best days he garners in the low 40s. On his worst day—see latest Gallup and CNN numbers—President Biden’s job approval numbers hover in the mid-to-high 30s.
One other important survey, analyzed by NBC’s election analyst Steve Kornacki. Midway through his interview on “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker says, “And I stop here because competent and effective, that was President Biden’s, the crux of his campaign pitch back in 2020.”
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KORNACKI: And we actually polled this question in 2020, and it was basically the exact opposite. It was Biden with about a ten-point advantage over Trump and, again, same with handling of crisis. Biden had the edge over Trump.
And how about this? It’s the former president vs. the current president. We don’t really see matchups like this. Well, now we can measure it. Who has the strongest record as president? And, again, Trump outpacing Biden on that front. And, again, you’ve got to mention this one, too. “Necessary mental and physical health.” We asked this four years ago, it was a wash. It’s now a clear liability for Joe Biden.
So these are all troubling numbers for Biden, but it’s not to say there aren’t warning signs for Donald Trump in this poll either.
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Always in the background but increasingly in the foreground are concerns about President Biden’s capacity to continue. <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/24/in-tight-presidential-race-voters-are-broadly-critical-of-both-biden-and-trump" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/24/in-tight-presidential-race-voters-are-broadly-critical-of-both-biden-and-trump&source=gmail&ust=1714508112329000&usg=AOvVaw1dIbYnK1rYmJ1mSjvQSYkH">Pew Research found poll</a>
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More than a third of voters say they are extremely or very confident that Trump has the physical fitness (36%) and mental fitness (38%) needed to do the job of president.
Far fewer say the same of Biden (15% are at least very confident in his physical fitness; 21% are extremely or very confident in his mental fitness). Majorities say they are not too or not at all confident in Biden’s physical and mental fitness.
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Pew also did a demographic breakout:
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<li>White voters favor Trump (56%) over Biden (42%) by a wide margin.</li>
<li>Roughly three-quarters of Black voters (77%) support Biden, while 18% back Trump.</li>
<li>Hispanic voters are more evenly divided – 52% favor Biden, while 44% back Trump.</li>
<li>Asian voters favor Biden (59%) over Trump (36%).</li>
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In light of all this, it’ll be very, very interesting to see what the Democrat Party does going forward.
LifeNews.com Note: Dave Andrusko is the editor of <a href="https://www.nrlc.org/">National Right to Life</a> News and an author and editor of several books on abortion topics. This post originally appeared in at <a href="https://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/">National Right to Life News Today</a> —- an online column on pro-life issues.
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<description><![CDATA[I vividly recall the young woman, dropping to her knees in fervent prayer outside an Ohio abortion facility. Her eyes were filled with tears as she made her entreaties to God. When she looked up, I walked toward her, thanking her for her prayers. I learned that she had been badly emotionally scarred from her […]
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[I vividly recall the young woman, dropping to her knees in fervent prayer outside an Ohio abortion facility.
Her eyes were filled with tears as she made her entreaties to God. When she looked up, I walked toward her, thanking her for her prayers.
I learned that she had been badly emotionally scarred from her experience of having an abortion at that center. When she began to speak, the floodgates opened, and she shared with me the details of that terrible trauma.
I prayed for her to find healing, and she did—through a ministry program devoted to women who have suffered the loss of children to the abortion tragedy.
On this National Day of Prayer, I am reminded of that day, so long ago, when I was first exposed to the unbelievable pain of coerced abortion. The young woman’s mother had exerted tremendous pressure on her to abort, which severely damaged their relationship.
Abortion is ultimately a civil rights issue, representing the freedom of children to be born and the freedom of women to give birth to their babies in a loving, supportive environment. You can have no faith at all and be pro-life.
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Yet many of us in the pro-life movement treasure a deep and abiding faith in an all-loving, all-merciful God who is the creator and sustainer of life. We see His providence at work, showering blessings on pregnant women, their babies, and their families.
I am reminded of a petite woman who was a giant in the pro-life movement—Mother Teresa. Despite experiencing an extended dark night of the soul, she continued to trust in God to provide for all her needs and the needs of those she served. Fueled by her faith, she made a bold proclamation, stating that she would take in any child who was threatened by abortion. She knew that her Lord would not turn away from the babies He created with a tender and loving heart.
My prayer this day is that all pregnant women will receive the support they need for themselves and for their offspring, and that we as a nation will rediscover the beauty and hope that human life holds. May you be richly blessed by the God who hears every prayer and consoles every heartache!
LifeNews.com Note: Maria Gallagher is the Legislative Director and Political Action Committee Director for the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and she has written and reported for various broadcast and print media outlets, including National Public Radio, CBS Radio, and AP Radio. 
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<title>Pro-Life Group Files Complaint Against Indiana Health Dept. Over Concealing Abortion Records</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A pro-life organization seeking to ensure Indiana’s abortion industry follows state laws, contends that the state health department is shielding abortion providers from public accountability after the department decided it would no longer release abortion records. Represented by Thomas More Society attorneys, Voices for Life filed a complaint in Marion County Superior Court on May 1, 2024, against […]
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[A pro-life organization seeking to ensure Indiana’s abortion industry follows state laws, contends that the state health department is shielding abortion providers from public accountability after the department decided it would no longer release abortion records. Represented by Thomas More Society attorneys, Voices for Life filed a complaint in Marion County Superior Court on May 1, 2024, against the Indiana Department of Health and State Health Commissioner Dr. Lindsay Weaver, for violating the state’s Access to Public Records Act.
Since 2022, Voice for Life has requested and reviewed Termination of Pregnancy Reports for potential violations of health and safety standards. Indiana law requires abortion providers to submit reports, without patient names or other identifying factors, each month to improve maternal health and ensure abortions are performed legally. In reviewing these reports, Voices for Life has discovered about 700 instances of illegal activity among abortion providers and filed complaints with the state health department and the attorney general’s office.
The state health department routinely complied with Voices for Life’s requests until last fall, when the organization requested the August 2023 records. After several months delay, the department responded that it would no longer release individual Termination of Pregnancy Reports, citing confidentiality of patient medical records. Instead, the department now only releases quarterly reports of aggregated data, which do not provide the necessary detail to identify potential violations or the licensed professional or facility performing the abortion.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has argued that Termination of Pregnancy Reports are not exempt from public disclosure, noting that the reports have been available for public review for decades without contention that they are medical records. Rokita issued an advisory opinion critical of the health department’s refusal to release individual reports, and noted that concealing the data impedes his office from investigating complaints against abortion providers and effectively enforcing Indiana’s abortion laws.
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Thomas Olp, Thomas More Society Executive Vice President, stated: “Voices for Life, other pro-life organizations and the attorney general’s office must be able to review individual records in order to ensure abortion providers do not ignore laws designed to protect Indiana women and children. Indiana’s abortion industry has a history of health and safety violations. Those who run afoul of the law must be held accountable.”
Benjamin Horvath, Thomas More Society Special Counsel, added: “Indiana citizens have a right to this vital information and to transparency in their state government. By refusing to comply with Voices for Life’s request for access to public records, the health department is depriving citizens of their role in petitioning the attorney general to investigate cases that suggest terminating a pregnancy was unlawful.”
Read the Complaint, filed May 1, 2024, by Thomas More Society attorneys in the Superior Court of Indiana on behalf of Voices for Life in Voices for Life v. Indiana Department of Health and Dr. Lindsay Weaver, M.D., <a href="https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/63d954d4e4ad424df7819d46/6633cee5d765701f51fa7fc8_Complaint%20%26%20Exhibits%20IN.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/63d954d4e4ad424df7819d46/6633cee5d765701f51fa7fc8_Complaint%2520%2526%2520Exhibits%2520IN.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1714763975214000&usg=AOvVaw2O-F4dbRnhA-EJlC_325W6">here</a>
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<title>Katie Hobbs Signs Bill to Repeal Arizona Abortion Ban, Celebrates Killing Babies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed the bill to repeal Arizona’s abortion ban, making it so babies will continue being aborted in the southwestern state. In a gleeful message, Hobbs celebrated her own signing of the bill. “With the stroke of my pen, the 1864 abortion ban is about to OFFICIALLY become a thing of […]
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed the bill to repeal Arizona’s abortion ban, making it so babies will continue being aborted in the southwestern state.
In a gleeful message, Hobbs celebrated her own signing of the bill.
“With the stroke of my pen, the 1864 abortion ban is about to OFFICIALLY become a thing of the past,” <a href="https://twitter.com/katiehobbs/status/1786104535875756523">she wrote on X (Twitter).</a>
However, under the state Constitution, any law repeal doesn’t take effect until 90 days after the legislative session ends, and the end date can vary. For example, if this session ends in late July like last year, the repeal would only become effective in late October or early November.
This week, the Arizona Senate bowed to the pro-abortion mob by approving a measure to repeal the state’s new abortion ban before it ever reached implementation to begin saving babies.
With the ban repealed, babies would lose almost all protection in the state. A 15-week abortion ban would go into place that only allows protecting babies up to that point – meaning 90% of more abortions would become legal.
Two Republicans, T.J. Shope and Shawnna Bolick, sided with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver enough votes to pass House Bill 2677, which would repeal the pro-life law that made Arizona one of 19 states to protect babies from abortion.
Bolick described herself as pro-life but said she supported abortions in some rare circumstances. Instead of backing legislation to allow abortions in those very rare cases, she voted to subject every single unborn children to potentially be killed in an abortion.
State Sen. Jake Hoffman condemned the Republican members who voted in favor of the measure and other ARepublicans complained the bill was fast-tracked through the legislature instead of committees having time to evaluate the legislation and take public input.
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The Arizona Life Coalition was saddened by the developments.
“This repeal signifies more than a legislative shift; it marks a profound loss for those who stand for the sanctity of every innocent human life from conception,” it told LifeNews. “Every abortion is a loss of a priceless human being and a failure to protect the most defenseless among us.”
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“Arizona continues to operate under the current permissive law allowing abortions up to 15 weeks with certain exceptions beyond this period,” it said.
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Beyond the immediate legal changes, the repeal signals a deeper erosion of cultural values in the state that once protected innocent human life at every stage. This decision reflects a societal shift towards valuing convenience over life and individual choice over responsibility to protect the most innocent and defenseless.
There is also a significant concern about the long-term consequences for women. Abortion not only ends a life but also exposes women to physical harm and emotional trauma, a perspective overshadowed in the broader public debate over individual freedom and rights.
As pro-life supporters grapple with this defeat, the focus turns to future battles, particularly the upcoming ballot measure that seeks to enshrine a “fundamental right” to abortion in the state constitution. This measure, if passed, would effectively legalize late-term abortions up to birth, leading to even more unborn children being killed every year, and potentially wiping out all existing common-sense healthcare protections for women.
The repeal of the abortion ban is not the end of the pro-life cause in Arizona, but a challenge to recommit to our foundational values. It serves as a motivation for those who believe in protecting both unborn children and women, to continue working towards changing culture and inspiring pro-life choices in all circumstances.
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A leading pro-life group lameted the news.
“We mourn for the loss of the children who would have been protected, and the mothers who would have received life-affirming help to address their holistic needs, under Arizona’s strongest pro-life law. After months of confusion, the people of Arizona will soon have clarity on the state’s abortion laws: a 15-week protection for the unborn who can feel excruciating pain, with exceptions for life of the mother, rape, and incest,” said SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser.
“Between now and November, the far Left and pro-abortion forces will spend tens of millions of dollars to muddy the waters, fearmonger, and sow confusion to advance an extreme abortion agenda. Their goal is to repeal Arizona’s 15-week abortion law and replace it with a constitutional amendment that would allow unlimited painful late-term abortions in the fifth, sixth, seventh month of pregnancy and beyond.
“Kari Lake and all GOP candidates and elected officials must bring clarity to Arizona voters by campaigning vigorously in support of Arizona’s 15-week protection with exceptions and in opposition to the extreme no-limits abortion amendment.”
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<description><![CDATA[This report compares gestational limits on abortion in the United States with gestational limits in other countries and serves as an update to the Charlotte Lozier Institute’s original study published in 2014.[1] The goal is to determine where the United States stands now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. In Dobbs v. […]
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[This report compares gestational limits on abortion in the United States with gestational limits in other countries and serves as an update to the Charlotte Lozier Institute’s original study published in 2014.<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn1" name="_ednref1">[1]</a> The goal is to determine where the United States stands now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Court returned abortion policy to the American people and their elected representatives.<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn2" name="_ednref2">[2]</a> When this report refers to the United States’ abortion policy, it is referring to federal law which lacks any gestational limit on abortion.<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn3" name="_ednref3">[3]</a>
The sample group for this project includes all 193 of the United Nations (U.N.) member countries. Of these 193 countries, 70 allow abortion without restriction as to reason, otherwise known as elective abortion or abortion on demand, until an unborn child reaches a specified gestational age. The remaining 123 countries specify designated reason(s) that must be present to obtain an abortion, ranging from the most restrictive (abortion is completely prohibited or permitted only when necessary to save the life of the mother), to least restrictive (abortion is permitted based on “socioeconomic grounds”), with various reasons in between (e.g., if the pregnancy poses risks to the mother’s physical and/or mental health).<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn4" name="_ednref4">[4]</a>
Overall, the U.S. is one of only eight countries that allows elective abortion with no gestational limit at the federal level. Since 70 countries allow abortion on demand up to some point in pregnancy, it is appropriate to research what gestational limits those are for the remainder of this paper. The remaining 123 countries demonstrate a clear public policy preference for protecting human life over abortion by permitting abortion only under specified circumstances.
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This report finds that the United States is one of only 15 countries (among U.N. member countries) in the world that permit abortion on demand past 15 weeks. The findings suggest that recent proposals in the United States to restrict abortion on demand past 15 weeks, which should serve as a minimum gestational limit, at the federal level would move the United States away from the fringe, ultra-permissive end of the spectrum.
Terminology and Method of Comparison
Not all countries use the same terminology in statutes restricting abortion. When drafting a gestational restriction on abortion, the most common measurement of fetal age is “gestational age” or “gestation.” Gestational age marks the duration of pregnancy, which is most commonly and medically measured from the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period. This occurs approximately two weeks before conception or fertilization.
Over 80% of countries that maintain some restriction on abortion on demand use gestational age as the method of calculating duration of pregnancy. However, a minority of countries measure duration of pregnancy from “conception” or “fertilization.” One country (Austria) measures from the time of “implantation,” which occurs approximately one week after conception or fertilization or three weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period. Some statutes do not specify a method of measurement, using the vague term “weeks of pregnancy” without indicating a precise method of measuring the duration of pregnancy.
While conception or fertilization is the moment when an ovum and sperm unite to create a unique human being, few women know the exact date they conceived. Because the first day of the last menstrual period is a more ascertainable date, doctors generally add two weeks to a woman’s last menstrual period, when ovulation generally occurs, to approximate the unborn child’s gestation.
Using Gestational Age to Produce the Best International Comparison
For clarity, this report uses gestational age to compare restrictions on abortion on demand that are based on duration of pregnancy. For those countries that base limits on the weeks since conception, fertilization, or implantation, this study converts the limits into gestation, and for those countries that designate the limits in days and months, this study converts the limits into gestational weeks.
International Gestational Limitations on Abortion on Demand
As mentioned above, the sample group of countries for this project included all 193 U.N. member countries. Of these, 70 allow abortion without restriction as to reason (in most, until an unborn child reaches a specified gestation), otherwise known as elective abortion or abortion on demand.<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn5" name="_ednref5">[5]</a>
The remaining 123 U.N. countries require some reason to obtain an abortion, ranging from the most restrictive (abortion is completely prohibited or permitted only when necessary to save the life of the mother), to least restrictive (abortion is permitted for socioeconomic reasons), with various reasons in between (e.g., if the pregnancy impacts the mother’s physical or mental health).<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn6" name="_ednref6">[6]</a>
Of the 70 U.N. countries permitting abortion on demand:
<ul>
<li>7 countries limit abortion on demand before the 12th week of gestation<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn7" name="_ednref7">[7]</a></li>
<li>38 countries limit abortion on demand at 12 weeks of gestation<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn8" name="_ednref8">[8]</a></li>
<li>10 countries limit abortion on demand between 12 and 15 weeks of gestation<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn9" name="_ednref9">[9]</a></li>
<li>15 countries permit abortion on demand past 15 weeks or have no gestational limit <a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn10" name="_ednref10">[10]</a></li>
<li>Of these 15 countries, 8 countries permit abortion on demand with no federal gestational limit<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn11" name="_ednref11">[11]</a></li>
</ul>
More than 65% of the U.N. countries permitting abortion without restriction as to reason do not permit abortion on demand past 12 weeks of gestation.
Only 21% (15 out of 70) of the U.N. countries permitting abortion without restriction as to reason permit abortion on demand past 15 weeks of gestation, and only 8% of the countries permit abortion without restriction past 15 weeks of gestation out of the 193 countries included in this study.
U.S. federal law and the laws in at least 29 states place the United States among the 15 countries that permit abortion on demand past 15 weeks. No matter how duration of pregnancy is measured, whether by gestational age, conception/fertilization, or implantation, all countries in this category pass the 15-week threshold. These countries – in order by gestational limit to no gestational limit – are:
<ul>
<li>France – 16 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn12" name="_ednref12">[12]</a></li>
<li>Sweden – 18 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn13" name="_ednref13">[13]</a></li>
<li>New Zealand – 20 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn14" name="_ednref14">[14]</a></li>
<li>Iceland – 22 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn15" name="_ednref15">[15]</a></li>
<li>Netherlands – Viability<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn16" name="_ednref16">[16]</a></li>
<li>Colombia – 24 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn17" name="_ednref17">[17]</a></li>
<li>Singapore – 24 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn18" name="_ednref18">[18]</a></li>
<li>United States – The federal government does not place gestational limits on abortion and 29 states allow abortion on demand past 15 weeks of gestation.</li>
<li>Australia – The federal government does not place gestational limits on abortion. The strictest limit is 16 weeks, and the Capital Territory of Australia (an internal territory) has no gestational limit. <a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn19" name="_ednref19">[19]</a></li>
<li>Mexico – The federal government does not place gestational limits on abortion.<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn20" name="_ednref20">[20]</a></li>
<li>Vietnam – No restriction in law<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn21" name="_ednref21">[21]</a></li>
<li>South Korea – No restriction in law<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn22" name="_ednref22">[22]</a></li>
<li>Canada – No restriction in law<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn23" name="_ednref23">[23]</a></li>
<li>China – No restriction in law<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn24" name="_ednref24">[24]</a></li>
<li>Guinea-Bissau – No restriction in law<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn25" name="_ednref25">[25]</a></li>
</ul>
European Abortion Laws by Gestational Limits
The United States has a far more extreme abortion policy than those found in Europe. Forty-six out of 50 European countries limit abortion after 15 weeks.<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn26" name="_ednref26">[26]</a> A more detailed breakdown of European countries’ policies is as follows:
<ul>
<li>Three countries prohibit abortion altogether (Andorra, Malta, and Vatican City)</li>
<li>Three countries prohibit abortion except to preserve the physical and/or mental health of the woman (Liechtenstein, Monaco, and Poland)</li>
<li>Two countries permit abortion on broad socioeconomic grounds (Italy through 90 days and the United Kingdom through 24 weeks)</li>
<li>42 countries permit abortion on demand. However:
<ul>
<li>6 countries limit abortion on demand after 10 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn27" name="_ednref27">[27]</a></li>
<li>26 countries limit abortion on demand after 12 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn28" name="_ednref28">[28]</a></li>
<li>6 countries limit abortion on demand between 12 and 15 weeks<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn29" name="_ednref29">[29]</a></li>
<li>4 countries allow abortion on demand after 15 weeks.<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn30" name="_ednref30">[30]</a> The country with the latest gestational limit is the Netherlands, which limits abortion after viability.</li>
<li>0 European countries permit abortion on demand without gestational limits, as the United States does.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Implications
U.S. federal law does not place any gestational limits on abortion. Consequently, 29 states permit elective abortion past 15 weeks of gestation, and in at least 19 states, abortion drug prescribers are shielded from legal repercussions if they ship abortion pills into those states that restrict abortion from conception and/or that have health and safety requirements that apply to abortion-inducing drugs.
In 2022, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced bills in their respective chambers seeking to protect unborn babies by prohibiting abortion on demand after 15 weeks at the federal level (H.R. 8814/S. 4840). This bill is based on the scientifically supported premise<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn31" name="_ednref31">[31]</a> that at least by 15 weeks unborn children are capable of feeling pain.
Permitting abortion on demand past 15 weeks places the United States among the top 8% most permissive countries in the world (15 out of 193) based on gestational limits on abortion. The United States should seek to move away from the ultra-permissive fringe policies of the 14 other countries that permit abortion past 15 weeks and aim to protect life at even earlier gestational limits, as 178 other U.N member countries do – ranging from complete protection of the unborn to protecting the unborn after 15 weeks of gestation.
Conclusions
In terms of gestational limits, out of 193 countries, the United States is one of eight countries that permits elective abortion with no federal gestational limit. Internationally, abortion is most frequently limited to the first trimester or earlier with even highly permissive countries establishing limits around 15 weeks of gestation.
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<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref1" name="_edn1">[1]</a> The original study can be found here: <a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/internationalabortionnorms/">https://lozierinstitute.org/internationalabortionnorms/</a>. When this study was published in 2014, the focus of the paper was comparing the U.S.’ current “federal policy… which allows abortion past 20 weeks and without restriction until viability” with the abortion laws of other countries. The study found that, because the United States Supreme Court restricted legislatures from enacting most pro-life laws, the United States was one of seven countries that allowed for abortion on demand after 20 weeks. In the wake of the Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022, this update to the 2014 paper focuses on 15-week gestational restrictions that have been introduced at the national level. However, it is important to note that the United States remains one of only 12 countries that permit elective abortion past 20 weeks, as of April 2024, even as multiple U.S. states have enacted limits at varying gestations. Further, 29 states (and the District of Columbia) continue to permit elective abortion beyond 20 weeks.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref2" name="_edn2">[2]</a> 587 U.S. 2015 (2022).
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref3" name="_edn3">[3]</a> While abortion policy has been returned to the American people and their elected representatives, states with statutory or state constitutional protections for abortion are circumventing pro-life states’ laws through “abortionist shield laws,” including protections for mailing abortion pills into pro-life states. An example of a comprehensive abortionist legal shield is <a href="https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1066/amendment/B">NY Senate Bill S1066B</a>, which was signed into law in June 2023. See Harned, Mary. Abortion “Shield Laws”: Pro-Abortion States Seek to Force Abortion on Life -Affirming States. August 2023. Charlotte Lozier Institute On Point, Issue 96. Available at <a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/abortion-shield-laws-pro-abortion-states-seek-to-force-abortion-on-life-affirming-states/">https://lozierinstitute.org/abortion-shield-laws-pro-abortion-states-seek-to-force-abortion-on-life-affirming-states/</a>. <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/monthly-abortion-provision-study">Recent reports</a> have also shown how interstate abortion commerce has skyrocketed since the Dobbs decision, meaning that residents of states with gestational limit protections for the unborn are obtaining abortions in states without them, such as Illinois, Kansas, and New Mexico. Currently, abortion remains unrestricted at the federal level as there is no federal legislative gestational limit. As a result, women in pro-life states can obtain an abortion at any time throughout her pregnancy in the 29 states (and D.C.) that allow elective abortion past 15 weeks or throughout a woman’s pregnancy.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref4" name="_edn4">[4]</a> See <a href="https://www.fiapac.org/media/uploads/abortion_laws_around_the_world_sam_rowlands_rev_2022.pdf">https://www.fiapac.org/media/uploads/abortion_laws_around_the_world_sam_rowlands_rev_2022.pdf</a> and <a href="https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/">https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/</a>. Sixty-four countries prohibit abortion altogether or only permit it in cases to save the life of the mother. These countries include Andorra, Malta, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burma/Myanmar, Chile, Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Maldives, Mauritania, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Yemen. Forty-eight countries prohibit abortion except in cases to preserve the health of the mother (physical and/or mental health).These counties include Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuata, and Zimbabwe. Eleven countries permit abortion for socioeconomic reasons. These countries include Belize, Benin, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Italy, Japan, Rwanda, Saint Vincent’s and Grenadines, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and Zambia.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref5" name="_edn5">[5]</a> <a href="https://www.fiapac.org/media/uploads/abortion_laws_around_the_world_sam_rowlands_rev_2022.pdf">https://www.fiapac.org/media/uploads/abortion_laws_around_the_world_sam_rowlands_rev_2022.pdf</a>; <a href="https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/">https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/</a>; <a href="https://reproductiverights.org/sites/default/files/World-Abortion-Laws-Map.pdf">https://reproductiverights.org/sites/default/files/World-Abortion-Laws-Map.pdf</a>; <a href="https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/countries/">https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/countries/</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref6" name="_edn6">[6]</a> Ibid.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref7" name="_edn7">[7]</a> Namely, Guyana, Portugal, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, and Serbia. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia limit abortion on demand past 10 weeks of pregnancy, so even if that converts to 12 weeks of gestation, they remain in this category.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref8" name="_edn8">[8]</a> Namely, Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cape Verde, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Nepal, South Africa, Tajikistan, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan. Three countries (Croatia, Macedonia, and Montenegro) limit abortion on demand past 10 weeks from conception. Converting this statutory language to gestational age, these three countries limit abortion on demand past 12 weeks gestational age. They therefore belong in the category of limiting abortion “at 12 weeks.”
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref9" name="_edn9">[9]</a> Namely, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, Argentina, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Tunisia. Three countries (Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg) limit abortion on demand past 12 weeks from conception. Converting this statutory language to gestational age, these three countries limit abortion on demand past 14 weeks and therefore belong in this category. Tunisia limits abortion on demand past 3 months gestation which converts to 14 weeks of gestation. According to the <a href="https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/documents/countries/13-Austria-Health-Portal-Abortion-Information-2022.pdf#page=1">Austrian Criminal code</a>, abortion is permitted on demand only up to 3 months. However, since pregnancy is defined as beginning at implantation, abortion is permitted somewhat later by gestational age. Patient information appears to indicate that abortion is permitted until the beginning of the 16th week of pregnancy, i.e. around 15 weeks.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref10" name="_edn10">[10]</a> Namely, France, Iceland, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden, Guinea-Bissau, South Korea, Colombia, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, Vietnam, and parts of the U.S. In 2022, France <a href="https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/documents/countries/23-France-Law-on-Reinforcing-the-Right-to-Abortion-2022.pdf#page=1">liberalized its abortion policy</a> and now permits abortion on demand through <a href="https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1551?lang=en">14 weeks from conception, which converts to 16 weeks of gestation</a>. A guide explaining France’s updated abortion law can be found here: <a href="https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/documents/countries/25-France-Voluntary-Interruption-of-Pregnancy-Guide-2023.pdf#page=3">https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/documents/countries/25-France-Voluntary-Interruption-of-Pregnancy-Guide-2023.pdf#page=3</a>. Some countries, like China and Vietnam, have prohibitions on sex-selective abortion, but seemingly permit abortion for any other reason. Some provinces in China appear to have prohibited abortion, but the country as a whole still permits it. Mexico is included in this category because the country no longer has a national limit as a result of a 2023 Mexican Supreme Court decision. <a href="https://www.gob.mx/salud/cnegsr/documentos/lineamiento-tecnico-para-la-atencion-del-aborto-seguro-en-mexico-27466">Twelve out of 32</a> Mexican states (including the capital Mexico City, though it is not technically a “state”) currently permit abortion on demand. This almost always has a limit of 12 weeks, or 13 weeks in Sinaloa. However, many states define gestation as beginning at implantation, which occurs 3-4 weeks after the last menstrual period. Hence the limit in these states is closer to 15-16 weeks of gestation (or perhaps 16-17 in Sinaloa), with an exact limit unclear since the date of implantation is not normally certain. Mexico’s official abortion guidance, by contrast, defines “gestational age” from last menstrual period. In addition to this complexity there is an ongoing dispute about the authority and scope of the September 2023 Supreme Court’s decision to decriminalize abortion nationwide. For this reason, although around a third of Mexican states have legalized abortion on demand, and their Supreme Court has dictated this position, most Mexican states through their legislatures have so far not complied. While it may not be the “norm” that elective abortion is performed past 15 weeks of gestation, Mexico is included in this paper’s count of countries permitting elective abortion with no federal gestational limit because of the country’s lack of gestational limit. Australia, while having a federal system and different abortion policies in every state and their capital territory, has no national gestational limit. Furthermore, the Capital Territory of Australia does not limit abortion on demand at any gestational point. For these reasons, Australia is categorized as allowing abortion on demand without gestational limits. Although other countries have federal systems, the only other countries with significant diversity in gestational limits are the U.S. (where 29 states and D.C. clearly permit elective abortion beyond 15 weeks and there is no federal limit), and Australia (where every state permits abortion on demand and the lowest limit is 16 weeks in Tasmania).
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref11" name="_edn11">[11]</a> Namely, Australia, Canada, China, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, South Korea, United States, and Vietnam.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref12" name="_edn12">[12]</a> See footnote 10.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref13" name="_edn13">[13]</a> <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/women-and-justice/resource/abortlag_(1974_595_-_abortion_law)">https://www.law.cornell.edu/women-and-justice/resource/abortlag_(1974_595_-_abortion_law)</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref14" name="_edn14">[14]</a> In 2020 abortion was made available during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. After that, abortion is permitted if one health practitioner deems it “clinically appropriate.” See: <a href="https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0006/latest/LMS237600.html">https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0006/latest/LMS237600.html</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref15" name="_edn15">[15]</a> <a href="https://www.government.is/lisalib/getfile.aspx?itemid=60ae8fd2-0b91-11ea-9453-005056bc4d74">https://www.government.is/lisalib/getfile.aspx?itemid=60ae8fd2-0b91-11ea-9453-005056bc4d74</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref16" name="_edn16">[16]</a> Viability in the Netherlands typically means the 24th week of gestation. See: <a href="https://www.government.nl/topics/abortion">https://www.government.nl/topics/abortion</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref17" name="_edn17">[17]</a> In 2022 the Constitutional Court of Colombia legalized abortion up until 24 weeks of gestation. See: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/21/americas/colombia-decriminalize-abortion-intl/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/21/americas/colombia-decriminalize-abortion-intl/index.html</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref18" name="_edn18">[18]</a> <a href="https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/documents/countries/01-Singapore-Termination-of-Pregnancy-Act-1974.pdf#page=2">https://abortion-policies.srhr.org/documents/countries/01-Singapore-Termination-of-Pregnancy-Act-1974.pdf#page=2</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref19" name="_edn19">[19]</a> <a href="https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/blog/can-i-have-an-abortion-in-australia">https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/blog/can-i-have-an-abortion-in-australia</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref20" name="_edn20">[20]</a> See footnote 10 for more details on the current state of abortion policy in Mexico.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref21" name="_edn21">[21]</a> Although some internet resources claim that Vietnam limits abortion after 22 weeks by regulation, the country’s statute does not include a gestational limit, thus making abortion on demand legal. See: <a href="https://reproductiverights.org/maps/provision/vietnams-abortion-provisions/">https://reproductiverights.org/maps/provision/vietnams-abortion-provisions/</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref22" name="_edn22">[22]</a> Abortion was decriminalized in South Korea in January 2021 by a 2019 order of the country’s Supreme Court. As such, abortion remains unregulated in the country and is available without gestational restrictions as bills seeking to limit abortion after 14 weeks of gestation did not pass. See: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2021-03-18/south-korea-abortion-decriminalized-since-january-1-2021/">https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2021-03-18/south-korea-abortion-decriminalized-since-january-1-2021/</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref23" name="_edn23">[23]</a> The law or lack thereof in Canada is that abortion is legal throughout pregnancy, which is why 
Canada is categorized in this paper as a country that allows elective abortion without gestational limits.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref24" name="_edn24">[24]</a> <a href="https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The_Peoples_Republic_of_China_on_Maternal_and_Infant_Health_Care_Revised_in_2017_Chinese-and-English_unofficial-document.pdf">https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The_Peoples_Republic_of_China_on_Maternal_and_Infant_Health_Care_Revised_in_2017_Chinese-and-English_unofficial-document.pdf</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref25" name="_edn25">[25]</a> Guinea-Bissau appears to prohibit only “unprofessional” and forced abortions in its penal code, implying no legal limit on consensual abortions performed in sanitary conditions, but news reports suggest that this has resulted more in legal ambiguity than a clear legalization of abortion without restrictions: <a href="https://www.dw.com/pt-002/guin%C3%A9-bissau-especialistas-defendem-legisla%C3%A7%C3%A3o-espec%C3%ADfica-sobre-aborto/a-61249598">https://www.dw.com/pt-002/guin%C3%A9-bissau-especialistas-defendem-legisla%C3%A7%C3%A3o-espec%C3%ADfica-sobre-aborto/a-61249598</a>.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref26" name="_edn26">[26]</a> Kosovo and Vatican City were included in this section’s analysis of European gestational laws regarding abortion but not in the broader study as they are not U.N. members.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref27" name="_edn27">[27]</a> Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref28" name="_edn28">[28]</a> Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref29" name="_edn29">[29]</a> Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Romania, and Spain.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref30" name="_edn30">[30]</a> France, Iceland, Netherlands, and Sweden.
<a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_ednref31" name="_edn31">[31]</a> <a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/dive-deeper/prenatal-stress-and-pain/">https://lozierinstitute.org/dive-deeper/prenatal-stress-and-pain/</a>.
LifeNews Note: Mary Harned, J.D., is an associate scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Mia Steupert, M.A., is a research associate with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, <a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/gestational-limits-on-abortion-in-the-united-states-compared-to-international-norms/#_edn1">where this column originally appeared.</a>
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