Norway >> Japan, Recommendation, 42nd Session, January 2023

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Recommendation
Ensure access to safe, timely and affordable sexual and reproductive health care for women, including abortion and contraceptives, through comprehensive legislative and policy reform.
Explanation
The Government recognizes that it is a difficult issue that is deeply related to individual ethical and moral views. The Government believes that it is important to deepen the discussion on how the Maternal Protection Law should be regulated. Regarding abolition of the crime of abortion, see 158.209. ... Abolishing the crime of abortion and making it uniformly unpunishable requires careful consideration, because the unborn need to be protected as living beings, and disrespecting them can equate to disrespecting human life.
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