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Abortion in [[Laos]] was on the whole illegal before 2021, when the law was changed to allow the [[Abortion|termination of pregnancy]] in certain circumstances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thanabouasy |first1=Phayboune |title=Authorities Draft New Legislation on Surrogacy and Abortion in Laos |url=https://laotiantimes.com/2021/07/21/authorities-draft-new-legislation-on-surrogacy-and-abortion-in-laos/ |website=The Laotian Times|access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> |
Abortion in [[Laos]] was on the whole illegal before 2021, when the law was changed to allow the [[Abortion|termination of pregnancy]] in certain circumstances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thanabouasy |first1=Phayboune |title=Authorities Draft New Legislation on Surrogacy and Abortion in Laos |url=https://laotiantimes.com/2021/07/21/authorities-draft-new-legislation-on-surrogacy-and-abortion-in-laos/ |website=The Laotian Times|date=21 July 2021 |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> |
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Under the new legislation, abortion is permitted in the cases of:<ref>"ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຄຸ້ມຄອງ ການໃຫ້ຖືພາແທນ ແລະ ການໃຫ້ຫຼຸລູກ" [Decision on the Management of Surrogacy and Abortion]. [https://moh.gov.la/index.php/download/decision/?wpdmdl=4377 ''Decision No. 2077 of 8 July 2021''] {{in lang|lo}}. [[Ministry of Health (Laos)|Ministry of Health of Laos]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211117060139/https://moh.gov.la/index.php/download/decision/?wpdmdl=4377 Archived] from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.</ref> |
Under the new legislation, abortion is permitted in the cases of:<ref>"ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຄຸ້ມຄອງ ການໃຫ້ຖືພາແທນ ແລະ ການໃຫ້ຫຼຸລູກ" [Decision on the Management of Surrogacy and Abortion]. [https://moh.gov.la/index.php/download/decision/?wpdmdl=4377 ''Decision No. 2077 of 8 July 2021''] {{in lang|lo}}. [[Ministry of Health (Laos)|Ministry of Health of Laos]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211117060139/https://moh.gov.la/index.php/download/decision/?wpdmdl=4377 Archived] from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.</ref> |
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== Public opinion == |
== Public opinion == |
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In general, Laotian people have negative associations with abortion. A study published in 2020 suggested that only one in three Laotian adolescents were aware of induced abortion. Of those, however, 71% believed that the decision to have an abortion should be the woman's personal choice.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vongxay |first1=Viengnakhone |last2=Chaleunvong |first2=Kongmany |last3=Essink |first3=Dirk R. |last4=Durham |first4=Jo |last5=Sychareun |first5=Vanphanom |title=Knowledge of and attitudes towards abortion among adolescents in Lao PDR |journal=Global Health Action |date=30 July 2020 |volume=13 |issue=sup2 |pages=1791413 |doi=10.1080/16549716.2020.1791413 | |
In general, Laotian people have negative associations with abortion. A study published in 2020 suggested that only one in three Laotian adolescents were aware of induced abortion. Of those, however, 71% believed that the decision to have an abortion should be the woman's personal choice.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vongxay |first1=Viengnakhone |last2=Chaleunvong |first2=Kongmany |last3=Essink |first3=Dirk R. |last4=Durham |first4=Jo |last5=Sychareun |first5=Vanphanom |title=Knowledge of and attitudes towards abortion among adolescents in Lao PDR |journal=Global Health Action |date=30 July 2020 |volume=13 |issue=sup2 |pages=1791413 |doi=10.1080/16549716.2020.1791413 |doi-access=free |pmid=32741348 |pmc=7480451 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 01:54, 16 July 2024
Abortion in Laos was on the whole illegal before 2021, when the law was changed to allow the termination of pregnancy in certain circumstances.[1]
Under the new legislation, abortion is permitted in the cases of:[2]
- The pregnant individual has significant health conditions including heart disease, blood diseases, mental health issues, cancer, kidney disease, among others named in the legislation.
- The pregnant individual is a member of a low-income family, has more than four children already, or is below the age of majority.
- The foetus has an intellectual disability, or has been exposed to poison or over 15 rads of radiation.
- The foetus was otherwise lost.
- The pregnancy was a result of rape or birth control failure.
Public opinion
[edit]In general, Laotian people have negative associations with abortion. A study published in 2020 suggested that only one in three Laotian adolescents were aware of induced abortion. Of those, however, 71% believed that the decision to have an abortion should be the woman's personal choice.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thanabouasy, Phayboune (21 July 2021). "Authorities Draft New Legislation on Surrogacy and Abortion in Laos". The Laotian Times. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຄຸ້ມຄອງ ການໃຫ້ຖືພາແທນ ແລະ ການໃຫ້ຫຼຸລູກ" [Decision on the Management of Surrogacy and Abortion]. Decision No. 2077 of 8 July 2021 (in Lao). Ministry of Health of Laos. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Vongxay, Viengnakhone; Chaleunvong, Kongmany; Essink, Dirk R.; Durham, Jo; Sychareun, Vanphanom (30 July 2020). "Knowledge of and attitudes towards abortion among adolescents in Lao PDR". Global Health Action. 13 (sup2): 1791413. doi:10.1080/16549716.2020.1791413. PMC 7480451. PMID 32741348.
