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    This document discusses abortion laws in Indonesia. It notes that abortion is illegal in Indonesia except in cases of rape or medical necessity. However, the law has contradictory requirements, like only allowing abortions from rape up to 40 days, when many women do not discover pregnancies until later. Unsafe abortions account for 11-14% of maternal deaths in Indonesia. The document argues that abortions should be legalized to reduce unsafe abortions and maternal deaths, and that women should have control over their own bodies. It notes that fetal development is not considered human until 12-14 weeks by medical standards. Overall it makes the case that legalizing abortion in Indonesia would improve women's health and rights.

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    This document discusses abortion laws in Indonesia. It notes that abortion is illegal in Indonesia except in cases of rape or medical necessity. However, the law has contradictory requirements, like only allowing abortions from rape up to 40 days, when many women do not discover pregnancies until later. Unsafe abortions account for 11-14% of maternal deaths in Indonesia. The document argues that abortions should be legalized to reduce unsafe abortions and maternal deaths, and that women should have control over their own bodies. It notes that fetal development is not considered human until 12-14 weeks by medical standards. Overall it makes the case that legalizing abortion in Indonesia would improve women's health and rights.

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    This document discusses abortion laws in Indonesia. It notes that abortion is illegal in Indonesia except in cases of rape or medical necessity. However, the law has contradictory requirements, like only allowing abortions from rape up to 40 days, when many women do not discover pregnancies until later. Unsafe abortions account for 11-14% of maternal deaths in Indonesia. The document argues that abortions should be legalized to reduce unsafe abortions and maternal deaths, and that women should have control over their own bodies. It notes that fetal development is not considered human until 12-14 weeks by medical standards. Overall it makes the case that legalizing abortion in Indonesia would improve women's health and rights.

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    Abortion Should Be Legalized PDF

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    This document discusses abortion laws in Indonesia. It notes that abortion is illegal in Indonesia except in cases of rape or medical necessity. However, the law has contradictory requirements, like only allowing abortions from rape up to 40 days, when many women do not discover pregnancies until later. Unsafe abortions account for 11-14% of maternal deaths in Indonesia. The document argues that abortions should be legalized to reduce unsafe abortions and maternal deaths, and that women should have control over their own bodies. It notes that fetal development is not considered human until 12-14 weeks by medical standards. Overall it makes the case that legalizing abortion in Indonesia would improve women's health and rights.

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    Lavenia Oviola, 18120223019

    Mr. Adam James Fenton, Ph.D


    Logic & Philosophy Class PR INTL 22

    Abortion Be Legalized in Indonesia

    In Indonesia, like many other developing countries, pregnant outside marriage is


    considered as a disgrace to the family. Many women become pregnant unintentionally and
    choose to end their pregnancies by doing an abortion. Even though, abortion is mostly illegal
    in Indonesia. Based on health law No. 36 of 2009 article 75 paragraph 1, everyone is prohibited
    from having an abortion. But there are two exceptions. Firstly, abortion can be performed if the
    pregnancy is the result of rape. Secondly, if the pregnancy is not medically viable or threatens
    the health of the pregnant woman. However, the law is very confusing and contradictory.
    The law says that abortion because of rape can only be done if the pregnancy is under
    40 days. But in reality, many women do not find out they are pregnant until 10-12 weeks into
    the pregnancy, by which time they are no longer eligible to have a legal abortion. Therefore the
    requirement for a woman to do an abortion does not make any sense. It is clear that the problem
    lies in a brief grace period to decide to do an abortion.
    If a woman decides to do an abortion without following the state’s procedures, She will
    be accused of committing a crime and will face imprisonment. There is no protection at all for
    the rape victims. Even if the victim seeks help, she will face challenges to access medical care.
    Because the abortion process is complicated, time-consuming, and pricey. Many people take
    matters into their own hand. And it is estimated that unsafe abortion is responsible for about
    11-14 percent of maternal mortality (392 in 100,000 live birth). In other words, there are 43-55
    women who die due to unsafe abortion. The exact number may be higher due to be unrecorded.
    When people try to do “home-remedies” abortion, most of them do it with limited
    equipment, knowledge, and of course lack of necessary skills. Some of these women try to use
    medicine or even worst do self conflicted trauma. This is very dangerous because it is not
    carried out under medical supervision. And can lead to the complication and even death of the
    pregnant woman. According to WHO (World Health Organization), the highest rate of women
    aged 15-44 who undergo unsafe abortion is Southeast Asia at 26 per 1000 women. The maternal
    mortality rate due to unsafe abortion increases (up to 16%) for Southeast Asia countries with
    strict abortion law. This number is 2% higher than the average number of maternal mortality
    throughout Southeast Asia which is 14%
    Contradicting to all this, Indonesia is a religious country with most of its population
    being Muslim. Like most religious countries, abortion has a bad stigma and is ethically
    immoral. First, they claim that fetus is regarded as a human being. Second, that killing an
    innocent human being is morally wrong. Third, abortion is an act of killing a human being. So,
    engaging in abortion is considered morally wrong. And killing is forbidden according to any
    religion. It is true that norms and religious can be stricture. However, human and society evolve.
    For instance, the use of contraceptives used to be prohibited by religious groups, but now is
    widely use and have great benefit for today society.
    People have a point for thinking like that. However, can a fetus really consider as a
    human being since first conceived? What is the borderline? There is this dilemma due to
    vagueness in the concept of what is considered a fetus and human being. But according to
    medical term, the organism in the first 9th weeks of gestation in medical term is called an
    embryo. In addition to that, according to the WHO (2012), it is safe to do an abortion for
    pregnancies of gestational age up to 12-14 weeks.
    On the other hand, a fetus is a part of the pregnant’s body. And woman’s right needs to
    be to take into account. Is it really necessary for a teenage girl to put her dream aside to raise a
    baby? Or for a woman to deliver a baby result of rape or forced incest? A woman has the right
    to determine what she wants to do with her body. Not only that, she has the right to be happy.
    In contrast, if women are forced to carry unwanted pregnancies that may cause not only health
    but also mental issues. One study from Prague concluded that retaining unwanted pregnancies
    entailed an increased risk of negative psychosocial development and mental well-being in
    adulthood (Sundawa, 2104).
    My conclusion is, to minimize the unsafe abortion rate abortions should be permitted
    by the law. Not only would this reduce maternal deaths but also future mental health problems.
    Women should have the right to choose for themselves regardless of the circumstances that led
    to their pregnancy. Everyone deserves access to better health care regardless of sociocultural
    values.

    References

    Llewellyn, A. (2018, August 14). Compounding Trauma: Indonesia's Abortion Law.


    Retrieved from https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/compounding-trauma-indonesias-
    abortion-law/
    S. D. (2009). Fetus as Human Being: Where is the Cut-off Point? [Abstract]. J Med
    Ethics Hist Med.,2. Retrieved from
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713799/.
    Stöppler, M. C. (2017, July 31). Embryo vs. Fetus: The First 27 Weeks of Pregnancy (J. P.
    Cunha, Ed.). Retrieved from
    https://www.medicinenet.com/embryo_vs_fetus_differences_week-by-
    week/article.htm#fetal_period_week_#12_to_week_#40
    Sundawa, S. P. (2014, August 24). Why Indonesia should legalize abortion. Retrieved from
    https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/08/24/why-indonesia-should-legalize-
    abortion.html
    WHO press. (2012). Safe abortion: Technical and policy guidance for health systems
    (2nd ed.) (World Health Organization).

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