TY - JOUR ID - 2815 TI - Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening JO - International Journal of Health Policy and Management JA - IJHPM LA - en SN - AU - Okamoto, Etsuji AD - National Institute of Public Health, Department of Health & Welfare Service Research Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 61 EP - 63 KW - Abortions KW - Prenatal Screening KW - Pro-Life KW - Pro-Choice KW - Genetic Counseling DO - 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.15 N2 - Japan, known as a pro-choice country in terms of abortion, is currently facing the increase of “selective abortions” thanks to new prenatal screening. Efforts to restrict proliferation of new technology has not been successful and it is likely that Japan will turn pro-life by strictly enforcing the Maternity Protection Act (MPA), which prohibits abortions due to “fetal cause”. UR - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_2815.html L1 - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_2815_bde6ac432c75a2b3cfe60ef379fb8520.pdf ER -