Women's Rights Groups Hit Out at Taiwan's Plan to Increase Abortion Fine

Women's rights groups in Taiwan are hitting back at government plans to increase fines for women having abortions after 24 weeks.

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00:00Women's rights groups are speaking out against a government plan to increase fines for what

00:04Taiwan considers illegal abortions. A new proposal from the Justice Ministry would see

00:10women fined US$2,500 for breaking the abortion law. That's more than 20 times the current

00:16fine. Abortion is illegal after the 24th week of pregnancy in most cases in Taiwan. Women

00:23groups have hit back at the proposal, saying it infringes on women's rights. They've started

00:28a petition to decriminalise abortion in Taiwan.