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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Since 1973, abortion has been fully legal in Tunisia,<ref>[http://www.tunisia-live.net/2014/07/27/abortion-in-tunisia-a-shifting-landscape/ Abortion in Tunisia: A Shifting Landscape]</ref> making the country one of the most progressive in terms of abortion policy in Africa. All reasons for an abortion are permitted, including to save the life of the woman, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, risk of fetal impairment, economic/social reasons or simply upon request of the woman.<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report: Abortion in Tunisia]</ref> According to the Tunisian Penal Code, a woman does not need to justify her reason for obtaining an abortion.<ref>[http://www.tunisia-live.net/2014/07/27/abortion-in-tunisia-a-shifting-landscape/ Abortion in Tunisia: A Shifting Landscape]</ref> | |||
However, there are some restrictions. The abortion must be performed in the first trimester of pregnancy by a licensed physician in a hospital, authorized clinic or other health care establishment.<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report: Abortion in Tunisia]</ref> Furthermore, according to a 2014 article published by Tunisia Live, there have been cases of young women and girls being discouraged from obtaining abortions at some hospitals. In some cases, medical personnel have even denied access to abortion services, citing the medical conscience clause (which allows doctors to refuse services that go against their personal beliefs). Counseling phone lines have also received calls from women who were denied abortion services.<ref>[http://www.tunisia-live.net/2014/07/27/abortion-in-tunisia-a-shifting-landscape/ Abortion in Tunisia: A Shifting Landscape]</ref> It should be stressed that these cases are not incredibly common, but it's useful for people to know that this does exist in Tunisia. | |||
To read more about women denied abortion services in Tunisia, here's further reading: | |||
* [http://www.tunisia-live.net/2014/07/27/abortion-in-tunisia-a-shifting-landscape/ Abortion in Tunisia: A Shifting Landscape] | |||
* [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145338 ‘This Is Real Misery’: Experiences of Women Denied Legal Abortion in Tunisia] | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* Gynecology department of Salah Azeiz | * Gynecology department of Salah Azeiz | ||
* The public hospitals provide free, anonymous abortion services. Typically, they offer medical abortion (surgical abortions are less common).<ref>[http://www.tunisia-live.net/2014/07/27/abortion-in-tunisia-a-shifting-landscape/ Abortion in Tunisia: A Shifting Landscape]</ref> If you're not a Tunisian citizen or if you're not covered by Tunisian insurance, you may need to pay a fee (but we're not sure). | |||
* One local says: "Abortion providers are only in hospitals. And under the command of doctors. So, in every department, you can ask for it. When you have your meeting with your doctor. And I would recommend the one in Ariana (It is a public hospital Mahmoud Matri). There are clinics who do but it would be expensive. And the health ministry can't control the price because the private clinic and his owner (who generally not a doctor and would ask doctors to work for him) would put higher the price of comfort of his place. For private clinics, there is clinic Ennasser in Ariana, which is nice. The best one in Tunisia the most known private clinic is Les Jasmins in centre urbain nird in Tunis." (March 2017) | * One local says: "Abortion providers are only in hospitals. And under the command of doctors. So, in every department, you can ask for it. When you have your meeting with your doctor. And I would recommend the one in Ariana (It is a public hospital Mahmoud Matri). There are clinics who do but it would be expensive. And the health ministry can't control the price because the private clinic and his owner (who generally not a doctor and would ask doctors to work for him) would put higher the price of comfort of his place. For private clinics, there is clinic Ennasser in Ariana, which is nice. The best one in Tunisia the most known private clinic is Les Jasmins in centre urbain nird in Tunis." (March 2017) | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
Public hospitals offer free abortions in Tunisia. We don't know the prices at private hospitals. | |||
==Advocacy & Counseling== | ==Advocacy & Counseling== | ||