Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
by Agence France-Presse in Tokyo from World news | The Guardian on (#6B9G8)
Health ministry gives green light for two-step treatment to end pregnancies up to nine weeks
The abortion pill is to become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved a drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancies.
Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks, but consent is usually required from a spouse or partner, and until now a surgical procedure had been the only option.
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