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Poland has virtually banned abortion, and the United States is also looking at tightening restrictions. But other countries, like Thailand and Benin, have started to loosen their restrictive measures. An overview.

3 Min Read BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Buddhist monk known for his support for LGBT+ rights has sparked outrage among conservatives after he called for Thailand to decriminalise abortion. Phra Shine Waradhammo was among about 20 pro-choice activists who protested in front of the Thai parliament this week, calling for all penalties to be revoked for women who choose to terminate a pregnancy. “People were calling me ‘garbage’ and a ‘hungry ghost in a saffron robe’ on Facebo...

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Thomson Reuters Foundation 3 Min Read (Corrects year to 2010 not 2011 in par 9) BANGKOK, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Buddhist monk known for his support for LGBT+ rights has sparked outrage among conservatives after he called for Thailand to decriminalise abortion. Phra Shine Waradhammo was among about 20 pro-choice activists who protested in front of the Thai parliament this week, calling for all penalties to be revoked for women who choose to terminate a p...

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Thomson Reuters Foundation 3 Min Read (Corrects year to 2010 not 2011 in par 9) BANGKOK, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Buddhist monk known for his support for LGBT+ rights has sparked outrage among conservatives after he called for Thailand to decriminalise abortion. Phra Shine Waradhammo was among about 20 pro-choice activists who protested in front of the Thai parliament this week, calling for all penalties to be revoked for women who choose to terminate a p...

Thai monk who supports abortion and LGBT+ rights sparks outrage Phra Shine asks why people aren’t forgiven for ‘committing sins’ instead of being berated, which will make them unhappy 29 January 2021 - 11:37 Nanchanok Wongsamuth A meditating Buddhist monk. Picture: 123RF/IMAGE SOURCE Bangkok — A Buddhist monk known for his support for LGBT+ rights has sparked outrage among conservatives after he called for Thailand to decriminalise abortion. Phra Shine Waradhammo ...

Phra Shine Waradhammo has faced backlash for many years because of his socially liberal views. (EFE in English/YouTube) A Buddhist monk who openly supports LGBT+ rights says he was called “garbage” and a “hungry ghost in a saffron robe” by trolls online when he spoke out about decriminalising abortion in Thailand. Phra Shine Waradhammo protested to stop punishments for women who have abortions at the Thai parliament with 20 other pro-choice activists. Lawmakers recently voted to make ab...