is abortion legal in japan? what are the procedure's effects to the japanese??
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Yes, abortion is legal in Japan and here is some background information on abortion in Japan.\n\nIn order to get into the website I listed below, you must have Microsoft Word on your computer or downloaded to your computer.\n\nI hoped this helped answer your question.\n\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nAbortion in Japan is governed by two pieces of legislation. The first is the Criminal Code, which was first enacted in 1880 and in its present form dates from 1908. It prohibits the performance of all abortions; a woman who performs her own abortion is subject to up to one year’s imprisonment, and a person who performs an abortion on another is subject to up to two years’ imprisonment. Medical personnel are subject to harsher penalties. This prohibition against abortion reflects primarily the desire of the Japanese Government in the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century to increase the nation’s rate of population growth in order to support Japanese expansion.\n\nThe second piece of legislation governing abortion is the Eugenic Protection Law. This Law has its source in eugenics legislation that was enacted in 1940 and is patterned on similar National Socialist German legislation of the 1930s. In its original form, the Law had a two-fold purpose: 1) to increase the number of Japanese; and 2) to prevent the birth of genetically inferior offspring and promote a genetically healthy population. It permitted sterilization only for the prevention of hereditary diseases, and abortion only to save the life of the pregnant woman. \n\nThe current Eugenic Protection Law was approved in 1948 and, as amended in 1949 and 1952, was in effect with largely the same wording until 1996. The Law was a product of socio-economic conditions in Japan in the years immediately following the Second World War, when the country faced a serious imbalance between its rapidly growing population and war-shattered economy.  The need to limit family size became increasingly apparent and there was a high incidence of illegally induced abortion.  The Government responded by promoting family planning through the methods then available, which were mostly traditional, and by legalizing abortion.\n\n\nGrounds on which abortion is permitted: \n\nTo save the life of the womanYes\nTo preserve physical healthYes\nTo preserve mental healthNo*\nRape or incestYes\nFoetal impairmentNo*\nEconomic or social reasonsYes\nAvailable on requestNo\n\nAdditional requirements:\n\nInduced abortions are allowed only within the first 24 weeks of gestation.  All legal abortions must be performed within medical facilities at the discretion of a physician designated by a local medical association.  The consent of the woman or her spouse is required, while the consent of a mentally retarded woman can be given by her guardian.  When the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest, the abortion can be performed without the legal consent of the woman.\n______________\n\n* While Japan’s abortion law allows abortions to be performed on the specific ground of physical health, it contains no specific mental health grounds, nor does it specifically authorize abortions to be performed in the case of foetal impairment.  However, since the law allows abortions to be performed for socio-economic reasons, mental health and foetal impairment grounds are presumably covered by this ground.
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Baby girl this is a touchy subject really.  But it's true a lot of women use abortion as a form of birth control, they have all kinds of unprotected sex and when they turn up pregnant they just go and have the unborn killed and remove like if it was a tumor or something.  In some cases abortion might be acceptable but not for what these women wanna use it for.
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Abortion risks:\nhttp://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/effect_of_abortion.asp\nhttp://www.standupgirl.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=40\n\nAbortion deaths:\nhttp://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/news/abortiondeaths.html\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ru486/deaths.htm
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1) Is abortion murder? no. as long as it is done before the 4th month. \n\n2) are there any acceptions in which abortion is acceptable?(is yes, why only those)yes. rape, molestation, not being able to take care of the child, if the mother isnt ready, health conditions.  I personally would never get an abortion, but i dont think that it is right to have people outside of clinics screaming at them making them feel worse than they already do. if they want an abortion and maybe mess up their insides, its on them :D\n\n3) is a fetus/unborn baby (in your oppinion) a conscience being?\nyes.\n\n4) In this non-abortion situation: a girl was born with a twin attached, head to head. The twin has a FULLY functional brain. It can feel, react, cry, sleep, etc. Is this twin alive? oh i saw that. yes. now if it was just a limb, or a face, then no.\n\n5) is it more alive or more of a human being than a fetus/unborn baby?the conjoined twins? yes and no. they are about equal.\n\n6) same twin story: the twin has a lump of a body with no organs. http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/compon... do you still consider it a live human being?\nno.\n\n7) Is it worse to seperate this "twin" which will die, or have an abortion? (sorry, not a yes or no answer)the previous twins? i think it would be worse to seperate. personally i would seperate though.\n\n8) comments\ni really think abortion is one of those topics that both sides are to blind to the other. i really hate how people can have sex and then just erase their mistake, but then again i think its wrong for groups of people to walk up and down busy malls that have kids with parents and show pictures of aborted fetus's screaming about how abortion is a sin.
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If you're talking about abortion it's allowed in the following cases:\n1-Continuation of pregnancy can lead to the mother's death (Where it becomes obligatory to do it, since mother's life is more important than the baby's).\n2-Any time before the 40th day, if it was proved that the baby will be retarded. Why the 40th? It was proved scientifically that the embryo becomes human (Religiously speaking, was given a soul by God)\n3-Any extreme necessities that requires the abortion. \nAny other situations it's not OK.\nI already said, it's believed in Islamic faith that the soul enters the body in the 40th day.
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i had one. It was the french pill. What they do is make you swallow one and then they send you home. Then they give you another one to put up your vagina. It hurts more then having a baby. After that you have heavy bleeding almost like a period, same as when you have a baby and then you have to stay in bed rest for about 3 weeks. You can use that in your project and say that you interviewed someone who had an abortion.
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I liked the yawn response.  Sounds like one of our politicians.  Good questions you're bringing up.  There's a lot of confusion out there and most of it is from a society that wants to believe that abortion is no big deal.  But it is a matter of life and death and it does concern the most helpless members of our society.\nIn answer to your question the noble and respected abortion "doctors" do have to wait a bit more than 6 weeks before they can suck the little ones out and harvest their bodies to medical and pharmaceutical laboratories.
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It's a hard topic, as the abortion, because you have the whole picture, there's people who can actually be cured or get to improve their lives, but there's the risk: the humanity never stops when they wanna control the things..if we can make a better human race, what will stop us?\nno moral concept stopped the bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Every abortion kills an innocent human being.  It is never okay to kill another innocent person.  For more information, see:\n\nPhotos and Video of Abortions, Including 1st Trimester Abortions:\nhttp://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html\n\nInformation on All Aspects of Abortion:\nhttp://Abort73.com\n\nPhotos and Facts About Prenatal Development:\nhttp://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html\nhttp://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ultrasound/11weeks.htm\n\nPain Perception in the Unborn:\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/fetalpain.html\n\nAbortion Stories:\nhttp://abortiontv.com/Words/truestoriesfrom-mothers.htm\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-G-2-testimony.html\nhttp://www.teenbreaks.com/abortion/girlswhoaborted.cfm\n\nAbortion Risks:\nhttp://afterabortion.info/complic.html\nhttp://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/effect_of_abortion.asp\nhttp://www.standupgirl.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=40\n\nAbortion Deaths:\nhttp://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/news/abortiondeaths.html\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ru486/deaths.htm\n\nPro-Life Answers to “Pro-Choice” Arguments:\nhttp://www.deathroe.com/Pro-life_Answers/\nhttp://www.pregnantpause.org/abort/choicarg.htm\n\nRape and Abortion:\nhttp://www.deathroe.com/Pro-life_Answers/Answers.cfm?ID=31\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/Victims/index.htm\nhttp://www.focusonthefamily.com/focusmagazine/sohl/A000000103.cfm\nhttp://www.dakotavoice.com/200611/Guest/20061101_GR.html\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/PAR/V2/n1/RAPESUM.htm\n\nIs Abortion Ever Necessary to Save the Life of the Mother?\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/motherslife.html\nhttp://www.all.org/article.php?id=10682\n\nThere is nothing wrong with adult-stem stem research, which has been quite successful.  Embryonic stem cell research is wrong, because it uses tiny human beings without their consent.  See:\n\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/cloningstemcell
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I’m agnostic and pro-life, but would not have abortion completely outlawed.  Lt me say upfront that I do not judge or blame any individual for having an abortion, what ever the reason.  Society has made it completely acceptable and it is the fault of all of us collectively, not the individual.   Unfortunately, people use rare exceptions which end up making abortion common place and a method of birth control.  How does that happen?  Just like the rape and incest exceptions they also use abuse by a parent as a reason for not having parental notification.  If you really want to think of all of the rare exceptions out there then there are just as many damaging one’s from making abortion easy as from outlawing or limiting it.\n\nStarting with your example of a girl who is raped by her father, it could be traumatic for her to go on with a pregnancy, but if she doesn’t isn’t it more likely that her father will continue to rape her?  If she were pregnant her father could be caught.  If the evidence is destroyed he can continue to rape her.  Also isn’t it at least as likely that a girl who was raped could be traumatized by the “decision” to kill the baby?   Even if she isn’t at the time she makes the “decision” she could be at a later time.  I’ve known many people (way too many) who have had abortions and most of them regret it to some degree or another.  I’ve never known anyone who regretted having their child even the one’s who  gave them up for adoption (they might regret that they gave them up, but not that they had them).\n\nThe abuse by a parent for the parental notification is another common exception people use to make abortion free and easy.  People who use this exception don’t really understand abusive homes.     I have had close friends who lived in extremely abusive homes to the point of being beaten to near death.  The thing with an abusive parent is, it has nothing to do with what the child does. Anything and everything triggers the abuse.  People, who think that the child gets beaten because of their actions, don’t understand abuse.   If an abusive parent finds out about a pregnancy, will they most likely abuse?  Yes.  But they will find another reason if the child doesn’t get pregnant.  Having an abortion will not stop a child from getting abused.  In addition, it is very rare for both parents to be abusive and the non abusive one is usually very protective and even encourages the beatings to be transferred to them.  The non abusive parent is the one the child would tell.  In the extremely rare case where both parents are abusive, most parental notification laws give an exception for a judge to overrule the requirement.  \n\nI hope you don’t take offense to my answer and I hope it doesn’t come across as critical of you personally or of your intentions.  I know this is a sensitive topic for people.   I used to feel the same way as you do, until I had a child and felt the miracle of the whole process.  It made me start questioning things more and not buy into the position being fed by the media and by pro-abortion groups that have a larger agenda than women’s rights.
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Abortions are legal in all 50 states, to varying degrees. That's because the right to choose is constitutionally protected.\n\nStates can set various limits, such as parental notification for minors, informed consent, short waiting periods, etc. But states cannot outlaw something that is protected by the US constitution.
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You're right, facts are much  more important than opinions.  Check out these facts:\n\nInformation on all aspects of abortion:\nhttp://Abort73.com\n\nA four-minute, must-see video on abortion:\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html\n\nPhotos of abortions:\nhttp://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html\n\nAbortion stories:\nhttp://abortiontv.com/Words/truestoriesfrom-mothers.htm\n\nPhotos and facts about prenatal development:\nhttp://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html\nhttp://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm\n\nAbortion risks:\nhttp://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/effect_of_abortion.asp\nhttp://www.standupgirl.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=40\n\nAbortion deaths:\nhttp://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women\nhttp://www.afterabortion.info/news/abortiondeaths.html\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ru486/deaths.htm\n\nFree, confidential help at a pregnancy center near you (referrals for financial, medical, legal, and housing assistance; free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds; free maternity and baby supplies; pregnancy, parenting, and adoption information; counseling and emotional support):\nhttp://www.optionline.org/advantage.asp\n\nSupport for pregnant teens:\nhttp://standupgirl.com/site/index.php\n\nSupport for pregnant college and career women:\nhttp://www.nurturingnetwork.org
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This does not make sense!\nNo one has a right to demand no pregnancy on a job!\nLife is precious.  To feel life in your tummy is such a miracle.  Never would I ever have an abortion...the aftermath shows it is also a mighty trauma for the mother...years later a lot of emotional problems.\nLawfully, it sounds like this is a legal case.  GET professional help how...I would suggest for your friend.
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Hello. I worked in the Oversees Screening Office for a couple of years. What will happen is your sister in law will go for a screening with a doctor. The doctor will ask about her past medical history and what medications she is on. Also, they will review her medical record to see how her treatment is going. The doctor will then forward the findings to the medical treatment facility in Japan and let them decide if they are able to support her medical needs. \n The screening process is used to ensure that the medical facility can handle condition. For the most part it shouldn't be a problem.\n\nJ
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I'd like to warn you that my opinion about abortion is based on reason, and very few people approach the abortion debate using reason. For most people, it's an emotional debate fueled by guilt. The emotions on the issue tend to run so deeply most people forget which is which. So I do apologize for any hurt feelings which result from my dealing with abortion reasonably.\n\nI support a woman's right to have control over their reproductive capacity. Abortion does not affect citizens (a person is not a citizen until they are born) or the intrinsic assets of the nation, so there is no legislative basis for there to be any laws taking rights away from a citizen (the pregnant woman)\n\nFurthermore, abortion is not murder. Murder is the willful taking of one human's life by another human. I've seen pictures, and the fetus might look vaguely human, but physiologically a fetus is more like a salamander than a human. I know that sounds harsh, but there's also a degree to which deep down you know that it's true.\n\nNeurologically, the child isn't complete until it's a year old, and continues developing for about 25 years. So while it's still in the womb, it's certainly not a developed human. It's a part of our natural development for the brain to be undeveloped at birth because otherwise the head could never have fit through the opening. \n\nI asked the question "What makes humans distinct from other animals?" I received many interesting answers: The awareness that we are different from other animals, the ability to make rational decisions, the ability to suppress our animal nature, the ability to conceptualize good and evil, large brains, the ability to create art, the ability to question one's existence, speech, self improvement, and so on. At a glance, it's fairly obvious that a fetus does not have any of these qualities. In doing further research, I came across this website which I strongly recommend: http://7e.devbio.com/article.php?id=162\n\nA fetus has the potential of becoming human, but being human is a very special thing and a fetus isn't there yet. Being human is more than just a matter of our genetic make-up. It's about the way we think. Without the way we think, we are like any other animal. \n\nGiven that most people believe in the existence of a soul, It becomes an issue to consider when a person gets a soul. If you believe that only humans have souls, then the fetus doesn't have one because it's not yet human. It has the potential to become human, but it's not there yet. If you believe that all creatures have souls, then it goes to wherever souls go. If you believe in Karma, then that life served a purpose which it was there to do and can karmically celebrate that it's life accomplished what it was destined to accomplish.\n\nDon't get me wrong, I don't want anyone to think that I'm advocating killing babies. Babies are cute and respond well to people, kinda like puppies, and I am also opposed to killing puppies. In fact I have often been very supportive of all things child related and puppy related. But when it comes right down to it, and we consider the neural biology, certain facts become apparent. But I want to make it very clear that I am in no way advocating infanticide, which is much nicer than the bible which doesn't even mention infanticide despite the fact that it was commonly practiced at the time. In fact, until about a hundred years ago, I can't recall this ever having been much of an issue ever in the history of the world. But now, as infant mortality rates are at an all time low, and population is soaring out of control, now is the time in human evolution when people decide to stand up and say that abortion is wrong.\n\nChristians claim to take truth from the bible, and the bible makes no reference to abortion (which according to Wikipedia did exist in ancient times http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aborti
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NO.\n\nIt is NOT legal.\n\nBut it still seems to thrive - not just in Japan, but all over the world!
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Most countries where abortion is legal, as far as I know, accept it only during the first three months of pregnancy, where the foetus isn't even properly termed a 'foetus' but rather an 'embryo' (I think). If you've ever seen pictures, it doesn't look anything like a human yet and it has no brain function and thus can feel no pain and has no awareness of its existence (for anybody wanting to ask 'how can you be sure?', all I can say is that I'm not - this is only what I've read). Well before birth, a foetus has become very much a human being (though not one that can survive independently) and then it is a crime to remove it.\n\nPlease remember that very few people who have had abortions see the question as black-and-white as many anti-choice people do. Every one of them wrestles with their own morals and conscience in their own way.