“Abortion in Nepal”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Nepal legalised abortion in March 2002, under the 11th Amendment to the Civil Code. The legal services was successfully implemented on December 25, 2003.^[1] The high maternal mortality rates in Nepal lead to the government legalising it. More than 5,00,000 {{MOS:DIGITS}} women sought abortion between 2004-2014.^[2]

Methods for Abortion

According to the services provided by the government, Women are allowed to choose between Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Medical Abortion (MA) abortion procedures.

Manual Vacuum Aspiration: It is an invasive procedure where a cervical dilator is used and suction is applied inside the uterus to remove the fetus.^[3]

Medical Abortion: Medical Abortion is where an oral pill is taken to terminate the pregnancy. It is a painless and less invasive option.^[4]

Abortion Law in Nepal

Prior to 2002, Nepal had strict anti-abortion laws which ensured not only the imprisonment of the pregnant women who seek abortion but also their family members. In fact about 20% of women prisoners were imprisoned for abortion-related choices.^[5]

According to the law women had access to legal abortion only under the following conditions

· The pregnancy must be under 12 weeks of gestation. If the woman is above 16 years of age, she does not require the permission of her husband or her guardian.

· In the case of rape or incest, the pregnancy must be under 18 weeks of gestation.

· If recommended by the doctor, at any stage of the pregnancy if it poses danger to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or if the foetus suffers from severe physical deformity.^[6]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4886/nepal--abortion-law|title=Nepal: Abortion law|last=Worrell|first=Marc|website=Women on Waves|language=en|access-date=2018-09-28}}
2. ^{{Cite journal|last=Bhandari|first=T. R.|last2=Dangal|first2=G.|date=2015-08-17|title=Abortion Practices in Nepal: What does Evidence Show?|url=https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJOG/article/view/13186|journal=Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology|language=en|volume=10|issue=1|pages=3–11|doi=10.3126/njog.v10i1.13186|issn=1999-8546}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.mottchildren.org/health-library/tw1078|title=Vacuum Aspiration for Abortion {{!}} CS Mott Children's Hospital {{!}} Michigan Medicine|website=www.mottchildren.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-28}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://asap-asia.org/blog/10-things-you-should-know-about-abortion-service-in-nepal/#sthash.MBFQg1yZ.dpbs|title=10 Things You Should Know about Abortion Service in Nepal|date=2015-08-24|work=The ASAP Blog|access-date=2018-09-28|language=en-US}}
5. ^{{Cite journal|last=Wu|first=Wan-Ju|last2=Maru|first2=Sheela|last3=Regmi|first3=Kiran|last4=Basnett|first4=Indira|date=June 2017|title=Abortion Care in Nepal, 15 Years after Legalization|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473051/|journal=Health and Human Rights|volume=19|issue=1|pages=221–230|issn=1079-0969|pmc=5473051|pmid=28630554}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4886/nepal--abortion-law|title=Nepal: Abortion law|last=Worrell|first=Marc|website=Women on Waves|language=en|access-date=2018-09-28}}