Currently, abortions are only legal if the mother's health is at risk or in cases of rape in Thailand. The Prime Minister doesn't think that the abortion laws should be changed--they stand to serve as they do.
A Dusit Poll surveyed a sample size of 1,458 people living in Bangkok (where the fetuses were found) and surrounding provinces on November 18-21st. The results indicated that 62% said they didn't understand why there are so many abortions. Approximately 15% reported that the findings of dead fetuses were a sin and illegal. Alternatively, "nearly half of the respondents--47 per cent-- said it is an individual's right to have an abortion, if the need is shown." In regards to the proposed amendment to the abortion law, "...65.6 per cent said they agreed for the law to be amended while nearly 22 per cent said they are uncertain and amending the law alone might not be useful, as educating those at risk should be given simultaneously."
In a supplementary article from CNN, the survey was reported to have a 5% margin of error. From what I recall in lecture, I believe that 3% is most common, but 5% still seems quite low. I'm no statistical genius, so the extra 2% of margin could be more significant than it seems. It's just so interesting to see that a variety of societies all over the world experience challenges and obstacles from the topic of abortion.
I was mortified as I read this article! What the heck?! I'm not really even quite sure what to say about the picture. What exactly were the fetuses stored in the temple for?
ReplyDeleteTemples are often used to store bodies that are waiting to be cremated or buried. They have a morgue in the basement. This man took in aborted fetuses from backdoor clinics because he promised to dispose of them. The article said that the fetuses are suspected to be from 30 different clinics!! That is insane! It really sheds a light on the problems with countries performing abortions--legally or not.
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