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In Indonesia, abortion law is very strict and modeled after the Dutch Criminal Code. According to Indonesian law, abortion is prohibited except for very specific circumstances, which include: if there is a medical emergency determined at early stages of the pregnancy, if the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother or the fetus, if the fetus is at risk of a genetic disease or if the pregnancy is a result of rape. In all other circumstances, abortion is illegal. | In Indonesia, abortion law is very strict and modeled after the Dutch Criminal Code. According to Indonesian law, abortion is prohibited except for very specific circumstances, which include: if there is a medical emergency determined at early stages of the pregnancy, if the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother or the fetus, if the fetus is at risk of a genetic disease or if the pregnancy is a result of rape. In all other circumstances, abortion is illegal. | ||
Despite the strict abortion laws, Indonesia has a high abortion rate. | Despite the strict abortion laws, Indonesia has a high abortion rate. While there is no official data, it's estimated that 2 million induced abortions occur in Indonesia each year and that the deaths caused by unsafe abortions account for 14-16% of all maternal deaths in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, estimates indicate that Indonesia experiences 20% more abortions per year than in Southeast Asia as a whole. Sadly, three out of one thousand women are hospitalized in Indonesia every year from botched abortions.<ref>[http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-06-15/indonesias-secret-abortion-problem Indonesia's secret abortion problem]</ref> | ||
There are many methods of abortion in Indonesia. First, there is also a loophole in Indonesian law that can sort-of (in a grey area way) permit abortion: Menstrual Regulation. This law allows that women can receive vacuum aspiration as a procedure to "regulate" their menstruation if they have missed their period. Studies show that the majority of women who receive MR procedures in Indonesia are married and educated.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/ib_abortion_indonesia_0.pdf Guttmacher Institute: Abortion in Indonesia]</ref> | There are many methods of abortion in Indonesia. First, there is also a loophole in Indonesian law that can sort-of (in a grey area way) permit abortion: Menstrual Regulation. This law allows that women can receive vacuum aspiration as a procedure to "regulate" their menstruation if they have missed their period. Studies show that the majority of women who receive MR procedures in Indonesia are married and educated.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/ib_abortion_indonesia_0.pdf Guttmacher Institute: Abortion in Indonesia]</ref> | ||