Experts credit increased access to contraception, sex-ed and population growth

TARA KAVALER
01/05/2021

Referrals in Israel to pregnancy termination
committees, from which approval is required before undergoing the procedure,
have been trending downward since 1988, as has the number of abortions
performed, according to new data from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics
(CBS).

In 2019, the most recent year for which data is available, 17,688 females in
Israel turned to the committees. Some 99.4% were approved for an abortion,
while only 106 applications were rejected.

Continued: https://themedialine.org/life-lines/israels-abortion-rate-continues-32-year-decline/