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  • There's a global movement to make abortion laws more liberal, emphasizing women's rights, public health, and human rights.
  • Despite this progress, some legal measures are being put in place to create barriers to accessing abortion, like waiting periods and biased counseling.
  • These barriers harm women's health and dignity, but public health data and human rights arguments support challenging these restrictions.

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There is a global trend toward the liberalization of abortion laws driven by women's rights, public health, and human rights advocates. This trend reflects the recognition of women's access to legal abortion services as a matter of women's rights and self-determination and an understanding of the dire public health implications of criminalizing abortion. Nonetheless, legal strategies to introduce barriers that impede access to legal abortion services, such as mandatory waiting periods, biased counseling requirements, and the unregulated practice of conscientious objection, are emerging in response to this trend. These barriers stigmatize and demean women and compromise their health. Public health evidence and human rights guarantees provide a compelling rationale for challenging abortion bans and these restrictions.

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