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DEM deputy questions de facto abortion ban in Diyarbakır hospitals
DEM deputy questions de facto abortion ban in Diyarbakır hospitals
Hospitals in the city have reportedly imposed an outright ban on abortions despite this being a legal right in Turkey.
17 July 2024
Constitutional Court: Preventing abused child from having an abortion violated her rights
Constitutional Court: Preventing abused child from having an abortion violated her rights
A court had not allowed R.G., who was raped and impregnated when she was underage, to have an abortion.
10 September 2020
Abortion: Legal But De Facto Prohibited
BIA BASIC JOURNALISM WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 2019
Abortion: Legal But De Facto Prohibited
Although abortion is legal, women's rights activists say a ban exists in practice. We have spoken with women on their experiences, Dr. Güngör about the situation in hospitals, and lawyer Keskin about the legal aspect of the matter.
18 September 2019 Zeynep Çelebi,Büşra Çabak
Only 9 Hospitals in 12 Cities Perform Abortion Lawfully
Only 9 Hospitals in 12 Cities Perform Abortion Lawfully
Women organizations calling 184 public hospitals in 12 cities have asked whether they perform abortion. Some said “doctors don’t want”, some others said “abortion is unpermitted”.
3 June 2016
Erdoğan on Birth Control Again
Erdoğan on Birth Control Again
President Erdoğan at the TÜRGEV meeting has said, “Birth control they recommend, no Muslim family can be within this understanding”, and called women and girls as “mother candidates”.
30 May 2016
New Bill to Punish Planned Miscarriages
New Bill to Punish Planned Miscarriages
A bill regulating birth control standards in Turkey has been drafted by a joint effort of health, justice and family ministries, according to Turkish newspaper Akşam.
18 December 2012
Can Doctors Refuse to Perform Abortion?
Can Doctors Refuse to Perform Abortion?
In response to new legislation that would grant doctors the right to refuse to perform abortion, medical ethics expert Dr. Muhtar Çokar said that “Doctors can only direct patients to another institution. Otherwise this law will have the same negative repercussions as banning abortion.”
19 July 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Turkish Society’s Views on Abortion since 1990
Turkish Society’s Views on Abortion since 1990
Support for the right to abortion has declined considerably in Turkey since 1990, according to a public opinion survey published by Istanbul’s Bahçeşehir University. Religion, education and ideology constitute the main indicators that influence an individual’s stance on abortion.
13 June 2012
What To Do Instead Of Banning Abortion
UN POPULATION FUND ON ABORTION
What To Do Instead Of Banning Abortion
Officials from the United Nations Population Fund stress that the causes lying behind abortion cannot be resolved through legal prohibition or moral denunciation and call instead for greater access to birth control methods, introducing courses on sexual health in schools and strengthening the status of women.
8 June 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
"Abortion Is Our Decision"
WOMEN OF ISTANBUL HIT THE STREETS
"Abortion Is Our Decision"
Women called on authorities to ease access to birth control methods rather than banning abortion and for the perpetrators of the Roboski massacre to be put to trial during a protest rally in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district on Sunday.
4 June 2012 Nilay Vardar,Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Right to Abortion Campaign Launched
Right to Abortion Campaign Launched
bianet's men and women are now starting off a campaign in order to open a space for everyone to react easily and openly. Anyone who says "This Is My Decision" can join by writing whichever sentence they wish to write, in whichever language they prefer, on either a piece of paper or your belly and taking a photo.
31 May 2012
Ministry of Health Prepare "Report on Abortion "
Ministry of Health Prepare "Report on Abortion "
Minister of Health Recep Akdağ announced they would prepare ‘report on abortion’ with the instruction of the Prime Minister.
30 May 2012
Why Do We Need Caesarean Section and Abortion?
DOCTORS EXPLAIN
Why Do We Need Caesarean Section and Abortion?
Reacting to the Prime Minister's remarks about abortion and caesarean section, doctors drew attention to the need for decreasing the rise in caesarean section and recalled that abortion is a legal right that reduce the maternal mortality.
28 May 2012 Nilay Vardar
Prime Minister: "Every Abortion is Uludere"
AN ODD STATEMENT
Prime Minister: "Every Abortion is Uludere"
"Every Abortion is Uludere" said Prime Minister Erdoğan at AKP Women's Branch Congress.
28 May 2012
“Our Womb, Our Life, Our Decision”
RIGHT TO ABORTION
“Our Womb, Our Life, Our Decision”
‘Male violence is murder, abortion is the choice of women’ told women protesting the recent statement of Prime Minister Erdoğan on abortion.
28 May 2012
Abortion after Rape: Judge Ignored the Law
Abortion after Rape: Judge Ignored the Law
The Turkish law allows abortion until the 20th week of pregnancy in case a woman got pregnant because of rape. Yet, a judge dismissed the request for abortion, saying that he would not be exploited for murder. Rights defenders criticized the decision.
29 April 2010 Berivan Tapan
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