Julia Gillard, Dame Sheila Hancock, Tree Climbing Champion and Abortion in Hungary
Woman's Hour
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The Hungarian Doctors Association Are Saying That This Will Not Legally Restrict the Right to Abortion
The hungarian doctors association say that this has been passed without any consultation at all. For that reason, although it won't actually legally restrict the right to abortion, woen will still be able to require an abortion. Some doctors are saying that this will further tramatize women who are lready in a difficult position after making a decision to terminate a pregnancy. But also their saying, how can the state really see into the doctor's surgeries? So it's quite an interesting question of medical ethics here as well - which hasn't been discussed with the doctors in advance.
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