Gov't offers more support for pregnant women
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The length of time from when a woman announces she wants an abortion to the time the termination takes place could increase from three to five days.
Georgia’s Minister of Labor, Health and Social Protection Davit Sergeenko will introduce this idea at today’s Government meeting.
He believed three days was not enough time for women to make an informed decision about keeping and raising a baby or terminating it. He believed women needed more time think about the consequences of the situation and thoroughly discuss their options before going through with a termination.
"For this reason we have decided to amend and refine this law. As well as increasing the pre-abortion period, [women in this situation] will be required to attend more expert consultations, which will help women make the right decision,” Sergeenko said.
At today’s Government meeting, authorities will discuss the issue and decide on whether to adopt this change or not.
Meanwhile, Georgia had the highest number of abortions in the South Caucasus region. A 2010 survey on reproductive health in Georgia found women had, on average, 1.6 abortions in their lifetime.
In 2012, Georgian parents used selective abortion to terminate the pregnancies of 1,151 unborn girls.
Georgian parents of multiple children in regions where the population is declining will be offered a monthly allowance by the Government of Georgia.
In 2013, Georgian parents used selective abortion to terminate the pregnancies of 1,151 unborn girls, said Deputy Minister of Health Mariam Jashi before entering a Government meeting today.
Georgia’s ex-Prime Minister is the latest official to speak up in response to the controversial speech made by Georgia’s Patriarch in his Christmas Epistle.
Three thousand applications by Georgian citizens have been submitted to adopt a child but there are only 20 children available for adoption.
The Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II has wished a Merry Christmas to all Georgians living in the country and abroad.
The Georgian government released its National Maternal and Newborn Health Strategy for 2017-2030. This strategy aims to eliminate preventable deaths of mothers and newborns as well as stillbirths by 2030.
Global leading medical magazine the Lancet has published data showing that newborn deaths have reduced in Georgia. The magazine said that neonatal deaths have decreased significantly in the country in the last 20 years.
22,763 abortions were registered in Georgia between 2018 and 2019, with most of them taking place in Tbilisi and western Adjara region of Georgia, IPN cites the National Disease Control Centre as saying.
A total of 2,431 families want to adopt children, while there are only 161 children available for adoption in Georgia, reports local media outlet Interpressnews (IPN).