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Access to safe abortion A tool for assessing legal and other obstacles
11. Waiting periods continued
Yes
No Comment
Source of information
Yes
No Comment
Source of information
2. How is the initial request defined? – Telephone call. – Visit to general practitioner. – Visit to obstetrician gynaecologist. – Visit to abortion clinic. – Other. Please specify.
3. How long does the client need to wait between the initial request for an abortion and the actual procedure? – Less than 48 hours. – Between 48 hours and eight days. – More than eight days. 4. When can a client be exempt from waiting? – When the pregnancy is close to the legal time limit permitted for abortion. – When it is a medical emergency. 5. What happens in practice?
12. Advertising abortion services
See Chapter 7, section 11
1. Are there restrictions on providing the public with information on abortion?
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