Headline RoundupMay 8th, 2022

Where is Abortion Legal in The World?

Summary from the AllSides News Team

How does U.S. policy on abortion under Roe v Wade compare to other countries around the world?

If the Supreme Court ends up overturning Roe v Wade, abortion access will be diminished as states will be allowed to enforce their own abortion bans. But as of now, the U.S. currently has some of the more lenient restrictions on abortion compared to other countries. 76 total countries allow abortion on request, but with varying gestational limits. The U.S. joins Canada, China, Netherlands, North Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam as one of seven countries that allow on-demand abortions past the 20-week mark of pregnancy. Abortions are completely prohibited altogether in 24 countries across the globe, including many Latin American nations like the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

NBC News (Lean Left bias) accentuated data from the World Health Organization that found women "often resort to unsafe procedures" in countries with restrictive abortion laws. Axios (Center bias) highlighted how the U.S. could become the fourth country to roll back abortion rights since 1994. Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) emphasized how many of the countries that criticized the leaked decision to overturn Roe v Wade have "even more restrictions on abortion than those at issue in the arguments before the court."

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