[Statista] The Legal Status of Abortion Worldwide

 

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The Legal Status of Abortion Worldwide

by Martin Armstrong, Jun 27, 2022

 

It had been all but confirmed at the beginning of May, when a leaked draft opinion reported on by Politico revealed that the U.S. supreme court had provisionally voted to overturn Roe v Wade - the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide in the United States. On June 24 though, the decision was officially confirmed, making the U.S. "one of only four countries to remove protections for legal abortion in over 25 years", according to The Center for Reproductive Rights. Reacting to the news, Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the legal advocacy organization, commented: "While public support for access to abortion is at an all-time high, the Court has hit a new low by taking away – for the first time ever – a constitutionally guaranteed personal liberty."

Progress is being made elsewhere in the world, however. In February this year, Colombia decriminalized abortion during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. This was the latest step forward for reproductive rights in Latin America after a Supreme Court decision to decriminalize in Mexico in September 2021 - note that this has not yet gone into effect. In January 2021, Argentina had become the largest Latin American country to legalize abortion.

Asia has also seen moves in favor of reproductive rights. Effective from the start of 2021, South Korea decriminalized abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy. In Thailand, parliament voted in January 2021 to make abortion legal within the 12 weeks, although penalties are still in place for those who terminate later in their pregnancies. Africa, while the continent with the most progress still to be made, has also seen liberalization in recent years.

 

DESCRIPTION This chart shows the international status of abortion law in June 2022.

 

References: Statsita

https://www.statista.com/chart/13680/the-legal-status-of-abortion-worldwide/

 

요약

• 미국은 로앤웨이드 판결에 대한 번복으로 낙태에 대한 대중의 지지가 높음에도 불구하고 헌법적으로 보장된 개인의 자유를 박탈하였음
• 그러나 이 분야에 대한 진전은 세계의 다른 곳에서 이루어지고 있음: 콜롬비아는 임신 첫 24주 동안의 낙태를 비범죄화했고, 멕시코도 재생산권리 측면에서 비범죄화였고, 아르헨티나는 낙태를 합법화함
• 아시아권에서도 재생산권을 지지하는 움직임을 보였고, 한국은 임신 14주차까지 낙태를 비범죄화했고, 태국에서는 12주 이내 낙태를 합법화하기로 결정하였음
• 아프리카는 여전히 가장 발전해야 할 대륙이지만 최근 몇 년 동안 자유화를 경험하였음