The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has announced regulations and procedures for abortions. Photo: Unsplash The new guidelines state that all abortion requests need to be approved after thorough examination by the appointed members. It also states that a committee needs to be formulated at each health authority, by the decision of the Minister of Health and Prevention or the equivalent member, i.
e. head of the relevant health authority in the Emirate. Each committee needs to include three members, including an obstetrics and gynecology specialist, a psychiatry specialist, and lastly, a representative from the Public Prosecution with the option to consult another party with appropriate expertise if required.
Additionally, to ensure safety and security of all women who want to undergo the procedure, MOHAP has outlined that the procedure needs to be carried out in a licensed healthcare facility. The procedure upon receiving approval needs to be carried out by a licensed specialist obstetrician-gynaecologist who holds the license to practice in the country. The Ministry of Health and Prevention announces the procedures and regulations related to permissible abortion cases pic.
twitter.com/3dQm5QdozW — UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) June 8, 2024 The Ministry further states that the “abortion procedure should be free of any medical complications that may danger the pregnant woman’s life,” highlighting that the abortion period is only permissible within 120 days. An a.
