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103.152 Guarantee health, sexual and reproductive rights by enabling safe
and legal abortion in all situations and for all women and girls, and ensure that
those who resort to abortion, as well as those who practise it, are not subject to
criminal sanctions (France);
103.153 Adopt legislation on abortion that is in line with international human
rights obligations, taking into account indicators such as medical risks, rape
and incest, and ensure improved access to appropriate methods of
contraception and comprehensive sexuality education (Germany);
103.154 Reject calls to further liberalize abortion laws, while reaffirming and
implementing laws and social programmes that promote family life, support
single mothers and that protect the right to life of the unborn child in all
circumstances (Holy See);
103.155 Guarantee access to safe and legal abortion, by repealing laws
criminalizing abortion as a first step (Sweden);
103.156 Decriminalize abortion, and adopt measures to avoid the
incarceration of women as a result of obstetric emergencies and miscarriages
(Iceland);
103.157 Promote an open and inclusive national dialogue on abortion with a
view to reconciling the differing positions and lifting the absolute ban on
abortion, to safeguard women’s rights to life, health, autonomy and well-being
(Lithuania);
103.158 Decriminalize abortion, at least in those cases that were allowed in
legislation until 1998, namely, when there is a risk to the health or life of the
mother, when the fetus has serious congenital deformations, and when the
pregnancy results from rape or sexual abuse (Mexico);
103.159 Legalize abortion, if not completely, at least in cases of incest and
rape, and fetal impairment, and in cases in which the mother’s life or health is
in danger, bringing the law in line with several human rights conventions
(Netherlands);
103.160 Review the total prohibition of abortion and the criminalization and
detention of women for so-called abortion-related offences under article 133 of
the Criminal Code (New Zealand);
103.161 Amend its anti-abortion legislation to remove the obligation of health
professionals and public officials to report women to the police based on a
suspicion of abortion (New Zealand);
103.162 Decriminalize abortion and ensure that safe and legal abortion
services are available for those women and girls whose pregnancy is a result of
rape or whose lives or health are put at risk, as previously recommended
(Slovenia);
103.163 Review laws that criminalize the use of abortion and ensure access to
sexual and reproductive health services for all women and girls, and ensure
that women are not criminally prosecuted for suffering a miscarriage (United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
103.164 Decriminalize abortion, especially in cases of rape or in risky
pregnancies for the mother, and promote necessary measures so that judicial
authorities respect in this area the principle of presumption of innocence and
the right to due process (Spain);
103.165 Make the necessary constitutional and legislative amendments in
order to decriminalize and remove the ban on abortion (Australia);
103.166 End the unjust imprisonment of women who have had obstetric
emergencies (Sweden);
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