Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening
Japan, known as a pro-choice country in terms of abortion, is currently facing the increase of “selective abortions” thanks to new prenatal screening. Efforts to restrict proliferation of new technology has not been successful and it is likely that Japan will turn pro-life by strictly enforcing the...
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2014-02-01
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| description | Japan, known as a pro-choice country in terms of abortion, is currently facing the increase of “selective abortions” thanks to new prenatal screening. Efforts to restrict proliferation of new technology has not been successful and it is likely that Japan will turn pro-life by strictly enforcing the Maternity Protection Act (MPA), which prohibits abortions due to “fetal cause”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ad500fd17ec463287aafab6af8e50972022-12-22T01:28:32ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management2322-59392322-59392014-02-0122616310.15171/ijhpm.2014.15Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal ScreeningEtsuji Okamoto 0National Institute of Public Health, Department of Health & Welfare Service Research Wako-shi, Saitama, JapanJapan, known as a pro-choice country in terms of abortion, is currently facing the increase of “selective abortions” thanks to new prenatal screening. Efforts to restrict proliferation of new technology has not been successful and it is likely that Japan will turn pro-life by strictly enforcing the Maternity Protection Act (MPA), which prohibits abortions due to “fetal cause”.http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_2815_bde6ac432c75a2b3cfe60ef379fb8520.htmlAbortionsPrenatal ScreeningPro-LifePro-ChoiceGenetic Counseling |
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| title | Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening |
| title_full | Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening |
| title_fullStr | Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening |
| title_short | Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening |
| title_sort | japan turns pro life recent change in reproductive health policy and controversies over prenatal screening |
| topic | Abortions Prenatal Screening Pro-Life Pro-Choice Genetic Counseling |
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