Thousands of women march in Istanbul to protest against the possible introduction of severe limitations on abortion. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
The Guardian:
Turkish women join pro-choice rally as fears grow of abortion ban
Thousands of women joined a pro-choice rally in Istanbul on Sunday amid growing fears that Turkey‘s Islamist government intends, in effect, to ban abortion.
Terminations are legal in Turkey until the 10th week of gestation but the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) is reportedly working on a bill to ban them after four weeks, except in emergencies.
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