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ABORTIONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2021
China says will clamp down on abortions for ¡®nonmedical purposes¡¯
China will reduce the number of abortions performed for ¡°nonmedical purposes,¡± the country¡¯s Cabinet said in new guidelines issued on Monday, that it said were aimed at improving women¡¯s reproductive health.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 22, 2018
U.S. abortion rate fell sharply in decade ending in 2015, especially among teens: CDC
Abortion rates among U.S. women in all age groups plunged to a decade low, with teens experiencing a greater decrease than older women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court rejects release of anti-abortion activists¡¯ undercover videos
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to win the release of videos they surreptitiously recorded at meetings of abortion providers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 22, 2017
Amid protests, Brazil set to impose total ban on abortions, including for rape victims
More pregnant women could die in Brazil if it passes a law banning all abortions on Tuesday, including in cases of rape or when the mother¡¯s life is in danger, critics said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 22, 2017
Chile court OKs new law allowing abortions on limited basis, nixing appeal against lifting ban
A Chilean court on Monday ruled that a law legalizing abortion in certain cases is constitutional, a win for President Michelle Bachelet¡¯s center-left coalition and for groups that have campaigned for years against the country¡¯s strict ban.
WORLD / Society
Sep 2, 2015
All priests should forgive abortions during Holy Year, pope proclaims
Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church¡¯s Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions ¡ª the Argentine pontiff¡¯s latest move toward a more open and inclusive church.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 20, 2015
Poll finds Americans back federal funds Planned Parenthood, despite bad press
Americans broadly support providing federal funding for free women¡¯s health exams, screenings and contraception services, a Reuters/Ipsos poll has found, suggesting risks for Republicans criticizing Planned Parenthood as part of the 2016 campaigns.
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Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Etorofu island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on Thursday.
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Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
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Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
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The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

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