Still a right?
<p>Although abortion in Tunisia has been legal for 50 years and offered for free in government facilities, the revolution of 2011 and the following democratization process have paradoxically put into question the access to this service. The Islamists’ victory and the conservative turn of local...
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description | <p>Although abortion in Tunisia has been legal for 50 years and offered for free in government facilities, the revolution of 2011 and the following democratization process have paradoxically put into question the access to this service. The Islamists’ victory and the conservative turn of local society in the 2000s have led to a step backwards in the domain of women’s rights including sexual and reproductive rights. Together with Turkey, Tunisia is the only Islamic-majority country that authorizes abortion for social reasons.</p>
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spelling | doaj.art-645fb6d8896a4a83b6d1ace7c94fc0c92023-02-06T16:07:41ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-02-012366-7044Still a right?Irene Maffi<p>Although abortion in Tunisia has been legal for 50 years and offered for free in government facilities, the revolution of 2011 and the following democratization process have paradoxically put into question the access to this service. The Islamists’ victory and the conservative turn of local society in the 2000s have led to a step backwards in the domain of women’s rights including sexual and reproductive rights. Together with Turkey, Tunisia is the only Islamic-majority country that authorizes abortion for social reasons.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/still-a-right/Abortion, Reproductive Rights |
spellingShingle | Irene Maffi Still a right? Verfassungsblog Abortion, Reproductive Rights |
title | Still a right? |
title_full | Still a right? |
title_fullStr | Still a right? |
title_full_unstemmed | Still a right? |
title_short | Still a right? |
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topic | Abortion, Reproductive Rights |
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