Hungarians protest change in abortion rules

BUDAPEST: More than 1,000 Hungarians protested on Wednesday against a change in abortion rules that took effect on Sep 15, which women's rights groups say would"humiliate" and torment women while having no effect on the number of abortions.

The government gave no reason for the change and denied it would amount to a tightening of rules. Some political analysts have said it could be aimed at winning votes for Orban's Fidesz party from the far-right Our Homeland party, which won seats in parliament for the first time in April, and had campaigned for these changes to abortion rules.

They called on Orban's government to provide safe living conditions for women expecting children and to make contraception accessible to everyone. "I think this is a very bad requirement as going for an abortion in itself is ... a hugely traumatising experience," said Laura Fekete, 22, a student, referring to the change which means women must effectively have heard the foetus' heartbeat.

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