Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
Source: Agence France-Presse
Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
Issued on: 29/04/2023 - 14:12
Modified: 29/04/2023 - 14:10
Tokyo (AFP) – The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.
Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks but consent is usually required from a spouse or partner, and until now a surgical procedure had been the only option.
The ministry said in a notification to healthcare officials on Friday it had approved the drug made by British pharmaceutical company Linepharma.
The drugmaker filed its product, a two-step treatment of mifepristone and misoprostol, for approval in Japan in December 2021.
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