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news No consent from spouse needed for abortion in broken marriages in Japan: ministry The Mainichi © The Mainichi The Central Government Building No. 5 that houses the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is seen in this file photo taken in Tokyo s Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 14, 2015. (Mainichi/Kimi Takeuchi) TOKYO Japan s health ministry has spelled out new administration guidelines to the Maternal Health Act, which would allow women whose marriages have effectively collapsed due to domestic violence and other reasons to undergo abortions without their spouse s consent. There have been many cases in which women wanting abortions have been given the run around by multiple medical institutions or have been forced to give birth because they have been unable to provide their spouse s consent for an abortion. Because of this, support groups have been calling for a review in the administration of the law.

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