Particiapants at a seminar on ‘State of Gaming and Meta Verse Industrial Bangladesh’ held at Ashulia on Sunday. NN photo

Thailand backs amendment allowing early-stage abortions

Reuters, Thailand :Thai lawmakers have voted in favour of allowing abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy while retaining penalties for later terminations, a move that pro-choice activists said fell short of protecting the rights of the mother.In a late night session of the Senate on Monday, legislators voted 166-7 in favour of amending a law that criminalizes abortion, backing a plan that seeks to tackle unregulated terminations by non-medical practitioners.Under the amendment, an abortion after 12 weeks would be...

28 Jan 2021, 12:00 am