Women who end a pregnancy after 12 weeks could still face prison or fines. Abortion rights advocates say more change is needed.
By Muktita Suhartono and Mike Ives
Jan. 28, 2021
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Parliament has voted to make abortion legal in the first trimester, while keeping penalties in place for women who undergo it later in their pregnancies.
Lawmakers in the Senate voted 166 to 7 on Monday to amend a law that had imposed prison terms of up to three years for anyone having an abortion, and up to five years for those who perform one. The new version allows any woman to end a pregnancy in the first 12 weeks.
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