Well with excuses like that who needs a reason:
Israel’s abortion law now among world’s most liberal
Despite its conservative leanings, government approves free pregnancy termination for nearly all women, and it barely causes a ripple
By
Debra KaminJanuary 6, 2014, 4:08 am
Israel, a nation with a forceful religious lobby and a conservative prime minister, is poised to offer its female citizens some of the most liberal abortion coverage in the world.
The nation’s Health Ministry commission, led by Dr. Yonatan Halevy, last week announced its
state-subsidized “health basket,” the package of medications and services that all Israeli citizens are entitled to under the nation’s health care system. It was approved by the cabinet on Sunday. The health basket is analyzed and amended on an annual basis, and among the many additional treatments to be offered to
Israelis in 2014 are free-of-charge abortions for women ages 20-33.
Outside of those regulations, women can apply for abortions for reasons ranging from an emotional or mental threat caused by the pregnancy or for not being married to the baby’s father.
All women who seek to end a pregnancy must appear before a three-member committee to state their case, but 98 percent of requests are approved. Women under the age of 20 or over the age of 40 were also previously eligible for subsidized abortions, regardless of the reason.
With the newly amended health care package, however, funding will now be available for more than 6,000 additional women seeking to terminate their pregnancies, at the cost at some NIS 16 million ($4.6 million).
No medical reason for the abortion is required.
“We want large families in Israel. We definitely encourage birth,” he says. “
But when pregnancy occurs and it is undesired or inadvertent, I think we should supply the means to end the pregnancy properly.”
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Sounds rather strick to me Irosie.
if your "strick" means "strict" I never said it was strict---
I said that the woman and doctor must provide a REASON.
The reason can be "I cannot bear another child because...."
and she can cite a reason why doing so would cause her
emotional distress or some problem that would harm
her SENSE of well being. It need not be an actual threat
to her life-----just a threat to her well being. What she
cannot do is use abortion as a convenient form of birth
control. It is a very liberal policy You got a problem
with that? Since unlike you I know the situation in its
practical terms------what comes out of it is that women
are very much discouraged using abortion as birth
control------their docs insist that they use conventional
methods of birth control-----they favor IUD's
Maybe now they are doing depoprovera-----I will try
to find out. The system works fine---especially for the
WELL BENG of the women. The argument of
"well-being" for the pregnant woman overcomes even
the religious objection. ------usually.
In the system in the USA----doctors doing abortions
charge lots-------and have no idea what the woman
has done before-------and has no responsibility to know
if he prefers not to This policy leads to problems for
careless and naïve women-----the lack of availability
for poor unmarried girls is a danger to them----and
USING THE FAMILY insurance policy is a problem for
married women. It is true that Israel is a very soft touch
for pregnant women-------you object?
