by Sanitsuda Ekachai
28 Sep 2016
Here's the good news about women's health in Thailand as the world marks International Safe Abortion Day Wednesday: safe, easy and legal abortions are finally a reality here. And they're also free.
Here's the bad news: It's still very difficult for women to get medication abortion services from state hospitals.
"The problem is not a lack of medical technology. Nor the law. It's the die-hard hypocrisy our society has for women and young girls with unplanned pregnancies," said Kritaya Archavanitkul, a reproductive health activist and associate professor in demography.
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Source: Bangkok Post