Termination of Pregnancy, Abortion: Real Life through the Unplanned Pregnancy Consultation Line
by Mr. Somwong Uraiwattana, Responsible for 1663 AIDS and Unplanned Pregnancy Consultation Hotline
Between October 1, 2015 – June 30, 2018, there were 52,370 people who received consultation services from the 1663 hotline regarding unplanned pregnancies. Of these, 29,191 knew they were pregnant, and 19,097 decided to terminate the pregnancy, accounting for 83.4% of those who were already pregnant.
Specifically, from October 2017 – June 2018, there were 12,215 people with unplanned pregnancies who received consultation services from 1663, and 8,577 decided to terminate the pregnancy. Among these, 652 people, or 7.6%, revealed that they had self-terminated the pregnancy before calling for consultation. Among these, at least 36 cases involved health issues of the mother or fetus that met medical criteria but were denied termination services due to the hospital not providing termination services.
“For women with unplanned pregnancies, there should be options for managing the problem because having options is better than having none. The more options available, the better, as people will choose the best option for themselves. However, currently, for women with unplanned pregnancies, there are almost no options available.”
Source: Campaign for Access to Safe Abortion Services Pro-Voice 5: Let’s Talk about Abortion
On the occasion of International Safe Abortion Day, September 28, every year
Presentation: Results of the 1663 Hotline Operations (October 1, 2015 – June 30, 2018)
Click here: https://rsathai.org/en/contents/25757