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Nepal's experience, and that of other countries with restrictive abortion laws, clearly illustrate that making abortion illegal does not stop women from seeking abortion, it only results in women endangering their lives to end their pregnancies, particularly those with fewer resources. Indeed, prior to the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, illegal abortion was common in the U.S. Yet 38 years later, federal lawmakers are engaged in an aggressive campaign designed to severely limit women's access to abortion by making it less affordable and shutting down abortion providers.
Nepal, on the other hand, has learned its lesson and ironically, is being inspired by Roe. Until just a few years ago, the South Asian country was officially the world's only Hindu kingdom and today, it is a secular state. It is exemplary that in such a short time, people have come to understand the importance of separating religion from governance. As a result, the highest legal authority in the country has issued a bold decision that explicitly recognizes a woman as the master of her own body and the government's obligation to guarantee safe and affordable access to abortion services.
The court's ruling revolved around a case involving a mother of five children who decided to have an abortion when she became pregnant for the sixth time. She was extremely poor and did not have the money or resources to even afford contraception. She could barely afford to feed her children with her husband's meager income. She herself was in very poor health. So, when she became pregnant again, she and her husband went to the nearest hospital to obtain a legal abortion. But she was unable to do so only because she could not pay for it. The doctors asked her for 1130 rupees (approximately $ 15) which she did not have. As a result, she was forced to carry the pregnancy to term and become a mother for the sixth time.
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