By WeNews staff
(WOMENSENEWS)
A top aide to Morocco’s prime minister confirmed that the leader would support allowing abortions in the case of rape or incest, The New York Times reported Jan. 11. The aide explained in an interview that such a law would address the high number of illegal abortions in the country, as well as single mothers living in poverty. The new government’s position is a sharp change from the party’s previous stances on abortion-related issues.
Under current Moroccan law, abortions are only allowed with a husband’s consent in order to save a woman’s life or maintain her physical or mental health, meaning that unmarried women could legally have an abortion.
