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'''Abortion in Japan''' is the |
'''Abortion in Japan''' is the most common form of [[birth control]]. In Japan chemical contraception is popularly believed to interfere with the natural cycles of the body, and condoms are disliked, so abortion is more frequent than average. |
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Japanese documents show records of induced abortion from as early as the 12th century. It was legal during the [[Edo period]] for the peasant class, who had difficulties with the recurrent famines and high taxation of the age. |
Japanese documents show records of induced abortion from as early as the 12th century. It was legal during the [[Edo period]] for the peasant class, who had difficulties with the recurrent famines and high taxation of the age. |
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Abortion in Japan is the most common form of birth control. In Japan chemical contraception is popularly believed to interfere with the natural cycles of the body, and condoms are disliked, so abortion is more frequent than average.
Japanese documents show records of induced abortion from as early as the 12th century. It was legal during the Edo period for the peasant class, who had difficulties with the recurrent famines and high taxation of the age.
In 1842, the Shogunate in Japan banned induced abortion in Edo. Although the law did not affect the rest of the country until 1869, when abortion was banned nation-wide.[1]
In 1948 Japan legalized abortion under special circumstances. [2]
According to researchers at Osaka University 341,588 legal abortions were carried out in Japan in 2001, showing a 2.5 per cent increase from 1998 to 2001. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Obayashi, M. (1982). Historical background of the acceptance of induced abortion. Josanpu Zasshi 36(12), 1011-6. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
- ^ "第１４７回国会 国民福祉委員会 第１０号" (in Japanese). National Diet Library. 2000-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ J Stage Environmental Health and Preventative Medicine vol. 10 2005 [1]
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