In Progress

Vietnam has perhaps the most liberal policy on abortion in Southeast Asia.

Abortion on demand has been legal in the country since the 1960s as the government considers abortion as primarily an issue of social justice. But the national  landscape of reproductive health and reproductive rights is not entirely rosy. Having one of the highest rates of abortion in the region is not exactly a good sign. Instead, this reflects a lacuna that indicates the need for further government intervention in public health in the advancement of women’s empowerment and gender equality.