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Criminal Records Podcast

Demetria Spinrad and Isaac Meyer

Abortion in Modern Japan

MAR 7, 202469 MIN
Criminal Records Podcast

Abortion in Modern Japan

MAR 7, 202469 MIN

Description

Is abortion legal in Japan? No, but also yes. Join us on a journey through history to learn about how modern abortion law developed in a legal system that didn't treat fetuses as legal persons but did want to count them as future taxpayers.   Content note: This episode is about abortion. It contains discussions of miscarriages, the complications of improper administration of abortifacients, forced sterilization, sexually transmitted diseases, and sex work.   Sources and show notes at this link   Support the show on Patreon