With law overturned in the US, what’s the legal status of abortion in Malaysia?

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The recent uproar over the United States’ loss of its constitutional abortion rights following the overturn of the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade has got...

Thursday, 07 Jul 2022 7:00 AM MYT

“The phrase ‘injury to... physical or mental health’ does provide leeway to healthcare professionals to refuse to provide abortion services on the basis of differing views of what meets this criterion. The 1971 amendment specifies that the section does not extend to a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 197 who does so if they are “of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman, or injury to the mental or physical health of the pregnant woman, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated”.

3. A full clerking and examination must be done to determine any coexisting health issues, including a general mental health assessment. Christianity: It is morally permissible to save the life of an expectant mother and her child through a medical procedure, where the lives of both are immediately threatened, although such procedure may result in the death of the child.In November 2014, Nepalese Nirmala Thapa became the first woman to be charged with getting a TOP in Malaysia under Section 315 that handles “act done with intent to prevent a child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth”.

According to Joint Action Group for Gender Equality, Nirmala had neither a lawyer nor a Nepali court interpreter in court to explain the proceedings to her.

 

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