Dog Abortion: Is It Possible and Responsible in a Thai Village?
With periods of absence between the Netherlands and Thailand, caring for the dogs sometimes becomes a challenge. Now that the mother animal has unexpectedly become pregnant, we wonder if an abortion is possible and responsible in this situation. We live in a small village, far from the city, and urgently seek advice on the best approach.
Abortion now legal in Thailand
As of the end of October, women in Thailand in their 12th to 20th week of pregnancy can legally have an abortion at any of the 110 hospitals and clinics offering the services across the country, subject to prior consultation with experts.
Abortion in Thailand is allowed up to 12 weeks of pregnancy
The Thai cabinet has approved changes to the abortion law to allow a woman who is no more than 12 weeks pregnant to have an abortion.
'Corona crisis causes difficult decisions such as abortion'
Many Thais are sinking into deep and hopeless poverty, now that public life has come to a standstill due to the Covid-19 crisis. A Thai woman, Koi (39), with two children aged 10 and 14, says she has decided to terminate her pregnancy because the family's income has been greatly reduced and they are falling deeper into debt.
I have a problem, my girlfriend is pregnant. She was first on the injection but then she had too many problems with the side effects.
She then switched to the regular pill, in consultation with a doctor in Bangkok Hospital. Yet she got pregnant. Six weeks now, the doctor says. After consultation and because of the problems she has with the family, it was decided for an abortion. In Bangkok Hospital they don't want to do that.
The consequences of a holiday adventure in Thailand
In Thailand there are quite a few “Luk khrueng” (half-children) whose mothers work or have worked in the sex industry in one of Thailand's places of entertainment. The father is usually a foreigner who was in Thailand for a vacation. Some "holiday dads" just go back home without knowing they've fathered a child, and others do know, but simply abandon the mother.
News from Thailand – December 13, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Abhisit charged with (attempted) murder
• No derailment for once, but a locomotive that breaks down
• Protesters remove barbed wire at Government House
News from Thailand – April 7, 2012
Thai hospitals would do well to replace the Dilation and Curettage method in an abortion with the Manual Vacuum Aspiration method, in accordance with a recommendation from the World Health Organization WHO. That method is much safer and more efficient.
Candle in the rain
About the growing problem of unwanted teenage pregnancies in Thailand.
Plea for equal treatment of sex workers
Sex workers should be treated in the same way as workers in other industries. They should have access to the same public services and their safety should be ensured in the same way. This is what Chalidaporn Songsamphan, researcher at Thammasat University, says in a report on the sex industry. The report, based on media reports and government information since 1978 and interviews, was published yesterday. The report makes a plea to take anti-trafficking legislation seriously, as…
Thailand's Unborn (Video)
The gruesome discovery in November 2010 of more than 2.000 fetuses in a temple in Bangkok sent shock waves through Thailand.
CNN: Another 2.000 fetuses found in Bangkok (video)
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) - More than 2.000 illegally aborted fetuses have been found at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. The fetuses were discovered earlier this week. There was a pungent smell at the Phai-nguern Chotinaram temple in central Bangkok. On Friday, the Thai police announced that 2.002 fetuses were involved. “A confession from a temple undertaker also led to the discovery of 348 fetuses earlier this week. The police have…
The hunt for abortion clinics puts the cart before the horse
The discovery of 350 baby bodies in a temple in Bangkok has reignited the discussion about unwanted pregnancies in Thailand. The law is clear, but as in so many cases there is a solution. However, the hunt for illegal abortion clinics, announced by the government, puts the cart before the horse. Thai law is clear on abortion. It is prohibited unless the pregnancy is the result of incest or rape. Also in …