ASEAN Underground Abortion
Athira Nortajuddin
6 July 2020
Abortion is an extremely taboo topic in some parts of conservative Southeast
Asia.
ASEAN member states such as the Philippines and Lao do not permit abortion.
Whereas Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand only allow abortion if a medical
practitioner deems that continuing the pregnancy poses a danger to the mother’s
life and health.
Continued: https://theaseanpost.com/article/asean-underground-abortion
'Make abortion pills available at clinics, pharmacies'
People buy abortion pills online as they are an easier and less stigmatised route.
By Teh Athira Yusof
January 6, 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Experts are calling for abortion pills to be made available at public health clinics and pharmacies to prevent cases of overdose and serious health complications.
Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) hotline coordinator Dr Sim Poey Choong said while the dangers cited by the Health Ministry regarding the overdose of abortion pills were correct, it hardly seemed to be a good reason to prevent the pills from being prescribed and supervised by doctors to provide safe abortions in early pregnancies.
Ministry acts to stem purchase of abortion pills online, by courier
Bernama-
December 27, 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The health ministry said abortion pills have been acquired illegally online from abroad or smuggled into the country using postal and courier services.
It said it received 51 complaints of online sales of abortion pills in 2018 and 2019, which could be abused for illegal abortion.
In a statement, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry will work with postal and courier service companies to block the purchase of such pills.
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