Cyprus – Outcry over woman arrested for having an abortion

Outcry over woman arrested for having an abortion

October 12th, 2017
George Psyllides Cyprus 59 Comments

There was outrage on Wednesday over parliament’s failure to amend abortion legislation after police in Nicosia detained a woman who had an abortion and the doctor at a private clinic who carried out the procedure.

The two appeared before a court on Tuesday which remanded them in custody for five days. She had been eight weeks pregnant. Although illegal except under special circumstances, it is a well-known fact that private clinics carry out abortions freely in Cyprus.

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