HUNGARY ENACTS STRCTER ABORTION LAWS

  • 13/09/2022

The government of Hungary has tightened its abortion laws, which will make it more difficult for pregnant women to get a termination.

Pregnant women will now have to hear the foetus' heartbeat before having an abortion starting on Thursday.

Doctors will need to submit a report attesting to this in order to proceed.

The nationalist government of Hungary recently attributed declining birth rates and a contracting economy to higher participation rates of women in higher education. 

In a decree issued on Monday, Hungary's interior ministry urges gynaecologists, obstetricians, and other pre-natal healthcare providers to present pregnant women with a fetus's vital functions in a "clearly identifiable way" from 15 September onwards.

According to medical practice, the sign of a fetus's vital functions can be a heartbeat. Far-right politician Dora Duro welcomed the decree, calling it a step towards "protecting all fetuses from conception".

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