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Brazil should be in orange, as it allows abortion in rape cases. Article 128 of the Brazilian Penal Code reads: 'Art. 128 - It is not punishable the abortion practiced by a physician:
Necessary abortion
I - if there is no other mean to save the pregnant woman's life;
Abortion in the case of pregnancy resulting from rape
II - if pregnancy results from rape and abortion is preceeded by consentment from the pregnant woman or, when unable, her legal representation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.6.198.34 19:48, 12 March 2006 ( talk • contribs).
I think Brazil should be changed to "illegal but unenforced", because although abortion is still illegal for cases other than rape and maternal life, a new legislation approved in the Lula administration says that pregnant women don't need a police report to have an abortion. This news report by Folha de S. Paulo dated 03/10/2005 titled "Mulher não precisa mais de BO para fazer aborto" ("Women don't need a police report anymore to have an abortion") says:
"The Penal Code, in the article 128, does not demand any documents for theses cases [in which abortion is legal], and the raped woman does not have the legal duty to report the rape to the police. But another technical norm, approved in 1998, during the then Fernando Henrique Cardoso government, required the police report as an obligatory document for the legal abortion to be performed."
"The new government document says that doctors should not fear possible legal consequences against them if it is discovered that the pregnancy was not the result of a rape. It evokes the Penal Code, article 20, which exempts of guilty "those who, by a justified error, given the circumstances, assumed that the situation in question was in fact, legal".
"Religious groups accuses the Ministry [of Health] to prompt women to the abortion".
I don't know if that could be considered "illegal but unenforced". Could it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.101.123.197 ( talk) 06:43, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Does UK abortion law really differ in Northern Ireland than from the rest of the kingdom, to the degree that it is essentially identical to the policy of the Republic? I tend to doubt it. LeoO3 06:16, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
-- Boborok 08:10, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
How old is the data, to my best knowledge abortion is fully legal in New Zealand — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.88.79.176 ( talk • contribs) 20:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I tried updating the map. However, there seem to be issues with in the appearance and/or creation of in-article thumb nails, so I reverted to an older version. The changes I made included reverting the status of Northern Ireland from green to red, as abortion is forbidden there, despite the fact that it is a part of the United Kingdom (see BBC News, " Q&A: Abortion in NI"), and moving the legend from the bottom of the image to the side. Anyone know what's up? - Severa ( !!!) 02:04, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
No. The images are showing thumbnails at some sizes but not at others. - Severa ( !!!) 05:05, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
What color are Germany and Austria meant to be? I haven't read the laws, but a very talkative woman I met there made it sound readily available. Looking at de: Schwangerschaftsabbruch it seems that an abortion is available in Germany in the first 12 weeks after completing an offsite consultation, or at any time for the heath of the mother or fetal defects. Austria looks pretty similar. Is there a reason they're a special color that I'm overlooking? — Laura Scudder ☎ 14:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
AFAIK, abortion is available on demand in Luxembourg, i.e. it should be cyan —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stereo ( talk • contribs) 23:15, 16 June 2006 .
I've just uploaded a new version with some changes to the Australia section, based on (my interpretation of) Abortion in Australia. Basically: the law differs in the states/territories, so the borders need to be added (even if it's mostly the same for the purposes of this map). The ACT has "abortion on demand". I read the page as saying that in NSW, the anti-abortion laws are unenforceable, whereas in the other states they may or may not be unenforced, so that's why NSW is different from the rest. But maybe it shouldn't be ... — Felix the Cassowary 15:44, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
(reset indent) There is a limit to the amount of information which can reasonably be conveyed in visual format. If we try to cram in too much, we'll only succeed in overwhelming the viewer, or rendering the map confusing. I understand that the legality of abortion in Australia varies from state to state, as it does in the United States, but many national laws must be "generalized." It is already hard enough for some to distinguish international borders at this resolution without throwing more into the mix. I recommend the creation of another colour code, "varies by region," in keeping with with Abortion law. Perhaps horizontal stripes? You or I could always make a seperate map of Australia if you want to cover the states individually.- Severa ( !!!) 04:54, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
What are the differences between green, brown, and orange? I don't quite understand. The Jade Knight 19:35, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
I think the colour in Spain isn t correct. On CNN was a report, that in Portugal will be in winter 2007 a election over the question abortion. And until now many women of Portugal went to Spain because in Spain is a more liberal abortion law. GLGerman 00:13, 21 October 2006 (UTC) The colour in Spain should be blue (abortion on demand) GLGerman 00:14, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
Laws in Portugal and Spain are very similar, but applied very differently. While in Spain in practise this means that any woman can ask for an abortion (at least in private clinics) in Portugal the medical approval is taken seriously. But last sunday portuguese voted for the legalization of abortion on demand until 10 weeks, so the portuguese color on the map should change, although the new law will be ready only around Summer.. [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.178.53 ( talk • contribs) 17:01, 14 February 2007.
Change Portugal [2] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.180.188 ( talk • contribs) 00:09, 19 February 2007.
"Legal for or illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health"
Shouldn't that just be "illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health"?
Its very confusingly worded —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.47.227.234 ( talk • contribs) 12:34, 23 October 2006.
I think South Korea is the wrong color. -- 75.72.170.94 22:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
The Faroe Islands have stricter abortion laws than Denmark, abortions are only allowed in cases of rape, risk to mother's health or risk of fetal defects. So they should be brown. -- Bjarki 23:37, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I am confused with the wording of "Legal for or illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health".-- Filll 14:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[3] the new law will be on effect before Summer, but investigations on ilegal abortions were already stoped. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.180.188 ( talk • contribs) 00:11, 19 February 2007.
The law was approved today on the parliament, you can change the map now ;) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.210.53 ( talk • contribs) 00:10, 9 March 2007.
All burocracy is done now, you may change the color of Portugal [4]. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.187.52 ( talk • contribs) 13:25, 12 April 2007.
Is it possible to have a 'Tool Tip Text' style pop-up when mousing over different countries? I know what about 25% of the countries are. w00tboy 06:09, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Abortions right vary greatly in different US states. The map ought to present the US in the same manner it presents Australia. Signature brendel 18:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
The UK, excluding Northern Ireland, should not be in green. Abortion is allowed on demand, and it should therefore be in blue, Britain has some of the most relaxed abortion laws in Europe, this is quite offensive to suggest that they are stricter than France's and the ones in the USA. Abortion is legal up to 24 weeks, whereas in France I'm pretty sure it's only 12 weeks. Change this! We aren't a backward country! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.97.89.106 ( talk) 16:27, 31 March 2007 (UTC).
abortion is now illegal in cuba
-- 83.131.0.58 10:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
I'm Austrian, and I know that abortion during the first three months of pregnancy is perfectly legal, not just an unenforced law. The colors on the map aren't correct. 86.59.59.20 14:23, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
There are alot of countries where it's pink for life and/or health exceptions in a large cluster. Think it would be better if we separate them to 'life and health' and just 'life'?? 65.95.140.34 07:22, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
The color coding of the U.S. and much of Europe and Asia as "legal on demand" is inaccurate and does not reflect the variations reflected in the table within the article on Abortion law. My greatest concern is with color-coding the U.S. as "on demand". Between the 3-trimester strategy of Roe v. Wade and allowed state restrictions, characterizing the availability of abortions in the U.S. as "on demand" is clearly inaccurate and inconsistent with the table in Abortion law. Perhaps a new color is needed for something like "Generally legal, with regional or trimester restrictions". -- Sfmammamia 23:56, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
This document ( http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Improving_maternal_newborn_and_child_health_bhutan.pdf) indicates that abortion is illegal in Bhutan except when the life of the mother is at risk. QuinnHK 02:22, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I have tagged this image as requiring a clean up because different colors should be chosen in order to avoid a POV problem. When I looked at the text for this image I noticed that the current color scheme was taken from
Death Penalty World Map. This seems to me to be an obvious implication that abortion is somehow linked with the death penalty. Note that the light blue in the latter image equates with countries where the death penalty is legal and with countries where abortion is legal in the
Image:AbortionLawsMap.png image. --
S.dedalus
23:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't think the colours show a point of view problem (which colours are "bad", which are "good"?) and I frankly don't care which colours are used, though Wiki-consistent schemes would be nice. The problem I have is with the spectre, generally the categories go from completely legal through more and more illegal to fully illegal. The colour scheme doesn't follow that, indeed the two hues of blue either mean completely legal or completely illegal.
The map is incorrect, as a simple search on google and even the chart included shows. The map indicates that countries in light blue have abortion "Legal on request". But most of those countries don't have abortion legal on request. For example, South Africa has a liberal abortion law up to 12 weeks in pregnancy but that law is more restrictive after that point. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2266529,00.html
This is true for Nepal, Mongolia and the European countries. For example, Belgium, which is listed here as having abortion "legal on request" has this rule:
The 1990 law permits abortion to be performed in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy when a woman who is “in a state of distress as a result of her situation” requests a physician to terminate her pregnancy. The woman is the sole judge of whether she is in distress. Aside from informing the woman as to the risks of undergoing the procedure and the various possibilities for taking care of the child, if born, the physician needs only to be convinced of the pregnant woman’s determination to terminate her pregnancy.
After 12 weeks of pregnancy, an abortion may be performed only if two physicians agree that continuance of the pregnancy would gravely endanger the woman's health or when it is certain that the child, if born, would be affected by a particularly serious pathological condition, recognized as incurable at the time of diagnosis.
www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/belgiu1.doc+Belgium+abortion+law&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=ca
Greece has this: The performance of abortions was further liberalized by Law No. 1609 of 28 June 1986. Thereafter, abortion on request could legally be obtained in Greece during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Also, if the pregnancy was a result of rape, incest or seduction of a minor, abortion was permitted during the first 19 weeks of pregnancy. Lastly, in the case of serious foetal abnormalities, the legal limit was extended to 24 weeks.
www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/greece.doc+Greece+abortion+law&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=ca
Another category should be created with the label something like "Legal on request early in pregnancy, with restrictions later in pregnancy" This wiki page acknowledges as much by having a section called "Legal restrictions on later abortion". This means abortion is NOT legal on request as the map seems to indicate.
The only countries that have no such abortion restrictions at any stage of pregnancy and for any reason and therefore, one whose laws can be accurately labeled "legal on request" from what I've researched are: China, Cuba, North Korea, Canada and the US, though there are regional variations and differing state requirements for the US (ie waiting periods). To label large swaths of Europe and other countries as blue, meaning abortion on demand, is simply untrue and this should be changed. Otherwise, this page contradicts itself.
Canbuhay ( talk) 00:27, 14 June 2008 (UTC)Canbuhay
Tasmania is a different color from the rest of Australia, plus its color is not in the key. Could someone fix this? ✏✎✍✌✉✈✇✆✃✄Ⓠ‽ ( talk) 22:10, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
On the map, abortion in Oman is legal in cases of a woman's life at risk, but not on the chart/article, where it says "no" for that category, can someone fix this/what one is correct? Flffy'd ( talk) 20:40, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
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Brazil should be in orange, as it allows abortion in rape cases. Article 128 of the Brazilian Penal Code reads: 'Art. 128 - It is not punishable the abortion practiced by a physician:
Necessary abortion
I - if there is no other mean to save the pregnant woman's life;
Abortion in the case of pregnancy resulting from rape
II - if pregnancy results from rape and abortion is preceeded by consentment from the pregnant woman or, when unable, her legal representation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.6.198.34 19:48, 12 March 2006 ( talk • contribs).
I think Brazil should be changed to "illegal but unenforced", because although abortion is still illegal for cases other than rape and maternal life, a new legislation approved in the Lula administration says that pregnant women don't need a police report to have an abortion. This news report by Folha de S. Paulo dated 03/10/2005 titled "Mulher não precisa mais de BO para fazer aborto" ("Women don't need a police report anymore to have an abortion") says:
"The Penal Code, in the article 128, does not demand any documents for theses cases [in which abortion is legal], and the raped woman does not have the legal duty to report the rape to the police. But another technical norm, approved in 1998, during the then Fernando Henrique Cardoso government, required the police report as an obligatory document for the legal abortion to be performed."
"The new government document says that doctors should not fear possible legal consequences against them if it is discovered that the pregnancy was not the result of a rape. It evokes the Penal Code, article 20, which exempts of guilty "those who, by a justified error, given the circumstances, assumed that the situation in question was in fact, legal".
"Religious groups accuses the Ministry [of Health] to prompt women to the abortion".
I don't know if that could be considered "illegal but unenforced". Could it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.101.123.197 ( talk) 06:43, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Does UK abortion law really differ in Northern Ireland than from the rest of the kingdom, to the degree that it is essentially identical to the policy of the Republic? I tend to doubt it. LeoO3 06:16, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
-- Boborok 08:10, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
How old is the data, to my best knowledge abortion is fully legal in New Zealand — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.88.79.176 ( talk • contribs) 20:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I tried updating the map. However, there seem to be issues with in the appearance and/or creation of in-article thumb nails, so I reverted to an older version. The changes I made included reverting the status of Northern Ireland from green to red, as abortion is forbidden there, despite the fact that it is a part of the United Kingdom (see BBC News, " Q&A: Abortion in NI"), and moving the legend from the bottom of the image to the side. Anyone know what's up? - Severa ( !!!) 02:04, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
No. The images are showing thumbnails at some sizes but not at others. - Severa ( !!!) 05:05, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
What color are Germany and Austria meant to be? I haven't read the laws, but a very talkative woman I met there made it sound readily available. Looking at de: Schwangerschaftsabbruch it seems that an abortion is available in Germany in the first 12 weeks after completing an offsite consultation, or at any time for the heath of the mother or fetal defects. Austria looks pretty similar. Is there a reason they're a special color that I'm overlooking? — Laura Scudder ☎ 14:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
AFAIK, abortion is available on demand in Luxembourg, i.e. it should be cyan —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stereo ( talk • contribs) 23:15, 16 June 2006 .
I've just uploaded a new version with some changes to the Australia section, based on (my interpretation of) Abortion in Australia. Basically: the law differs in the states/territories, so the borders need to be added (even if it's mostly the same for the purposes of this map). The ACT has "abortion on demand". I read the page as saying that in NSW, the anti-abortion laws are unenforceable, whereas in the other states they may or may not be unenforced, so that's why NSW is different from the rest. But maybe it shouldn't be ... — Felix the Cassowary 15:44, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
(reset indent) There is a limit to the amount of information which can reasonably be conveyed in visual format. If we try to cram in too much, we'll only succeed in overwhelming the viewer, or rendering the map confusing. I understand that the legality of abortion in Australia varies from state to state, as it does in the United States, but many national laws must be "generalized." It is already hard enough for some to distinguish international borders at this resolution without throwing more into the mix. I recommend the creation of another colour code, "varies by region," in keeping with with Abortion law. Perhaps horizontal stripes? You or I could always make a seperate map of Australia if you want to cover the states individually.- Severa ( !!!) 04:54, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
What are the differences between green, brown, and orange? I don't quite understand. The Jade Knight 19:35, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
I think the colour in Spain isn t correct. On CNN was a report, that in Portugal will be in winter 2007 a election over the question abortion. And until now many women of Portugal went to Spain because in Spain is a more liberal abortion law. GLGerman 00:13, 21 October 2006 (UTC) The colour in Spain should be blue (abortion on demand) GLGerman 00:14, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
Laws in Portugal and Spain are very similar, but applied very differently. While in Spain in practise this means that any woman can ask for an abortion (at least in private clinics) in Portugal the medical approval is taken seriously. But last sunday portuguese voted for the legalization of abortion on demand until 10 weeks, so the portuguese color on the map should change, although the new law will be ready only around Summer.. [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.178.53 ( talk • contribs) 17:01, 14 February 2007.
Change Portugal [2] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.180.188 ( talk • contribs) 00:09, 19 February 2007.
"Legal for or illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health"
Shouldn't that just be "illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health"?
Its very confusingly worded —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.47.227.234 ( talk • contribs) 12:34, 23 October 2006.
I think South Korea is the wrong color. -- 75.72.170.94 22:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
The Faroe Islands have stricter abortion laws than Denmark, abortions are only allowed in cases of rape, risk to mother's health or risk of fetal defects. So they should be brown. -- Bjarki 23:37, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
I am confused with the wording of "Legal for or illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health".-- Filll 14:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[3] the new law will be on effect before Summer, but investigations on ilegal abortions were already stoped. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.180.188 ( talk • contribs) 00:11, 19 February 2007.
The law was approved today on the parliament, you can change the map now ;) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.210.53 ( talk • contribs) 00:10, 9 March 2007.
All burocracy is done now, you may change the color of Portugal [4]. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.26.187.52 ( talk • contribs) 13:25, 12 April 2007.
Is it possible to have a 'Tool Tip Text' style pop-up when mousing over different countries? I know what about 25% of the countries are. w00tboy 06:09, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Abortions right vary greatly in different US states. The map ought to present the US in the same manner it presents Australia. Signature brendel 18:18, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
The UK, excluding Northern Ireland, should not be in green. Abortion is allowed on demand, and it should therefore be in blue, Britain has some of the most relaxed abortion laws in Europe, this is quite offensive to suggest that they are stricter than France's and the ones in the USA. Abortion is legal up to 24 weeks, whereas in France I'm pretty sure it's only 12 weeks. Change this! We aren't a backward country! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.97.89.106 ( talk) 16:27, 31 March 2007 (UTC).
abortion is now illegal in cuba
-- 83.131.0.58 10:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
I'm Austrian, and I know that abortion during the first three months of pregnancy is perfectly legal, not just an unenforced law. The colors on the map aren't correct. 86.59.59.20 14:23, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
There are alot of countries where it's pink for life and/or health exceptions in a large cluster. Think it would be better if we separate them to 'life and health' and just 'life'?? 65.95.140.34 07:22, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
The color coding of the U.S. and much of Europe and Asia as "legal on demand" is inaccurate and does not reflect the variations reflected in the table within the article on Abortion law. My greatest concern is with color-coding the U.S. as "on demand". Between the 3-trimester strategy of Roe v. Wade and allowed state restrictions, characterizing the availability of abortions in the U.S. as "on demand" is clearly inaccurate and inconsistent with the table in Abortion law. Perhaps a new color is needed for something like "Generally legal, with regional or trimester restrictions". -- Sfmammamia 23:56, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
This document ( http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Improving_maternal_newborn_and_child_health_bhutan.pdf) indicates that abortion is illegal in Bhutan except when the life of the mother is at risk. QuinnHK 02:22, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I have tagged this image as requiring a clean up because different colors should be chosen in order to avoid a POV problem. When I looked at the text for this image I noticed that the current color scheme was taken from
Death Penalty World Map. This seems to me to be an obvious implication that abortion is somehow linked with the death penalty. Note that the light blue in the latter image equates with countries where the death penalty is legal and with countries where abortion is legal in the
Image:AbortionLawsMap.png image. --
S.dedalus
23:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't think the colours show a point of view problem (which colours are "bad", which are "good"?) and I frankly don't care which colours are used, though Wiki-consistent schemes would be nice. The problem I have is with the spectre, generally the categories go from completely legal through more and more illegal to fully illegal. The colour scheme doesn't follow that, indeed the two hues of blue either mean completely legal or completely illegal.
The map is incorrect, as a simple search on google and even the chart included shows. The map indicates that countries in light blue have abortion "Legal on request". But most of those countries don't have abortion legal on request. For example, South Africa has a liberal abortion law up to 12 weeks in pregnancy but that law is more restrictive after that point. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2266529,00.html
This is true for Nepal, Mongolia and the European countries. For example, Belgium, which is listed here as having abortion "legal on request" has this rule:
The 1990 law permits abortion to be performed in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy when a woman who is “in a state of distress as a result of her situation” requests a physician to terminate her pregnancy. The woman is the sole judge of whether she is in distress. Aside from informing the woman as to the risks of undergoing the procedure and the various possibilities for taking care of the child, if born, the physician needs only to be convinced of the pregnant woman’s determination to terminate her pregnancy.
After 12 weeks of pregnancy, an abortion may be performed only if two physicians agree that continuance of the pregnancy would gravely endanger the woman's health or when it is certain that the child, if born, would be affected by a particularly serious pathological condition, recognized as incurable at the time of diagnosis.
www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/belgiu1.doc+Belgium+abortion+law&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=ca
Greece has this: The performance of abortions was further liberalized by Law No. 1609 of 28 June 1986. Thereafter, abortion on request could legally be obtained in Greece during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Also, if the pregnancy was a result of rape, incest or seduction of a minor, abortion was permitted during the first 19 weeks of pregnancy. Lastly, in the case of serious foetal abnormalities, the legal limit was extended to 24 weeks.
www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/greece.doc+Greece+abortion+law&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=ca
Another category should be created with the label something like "Legal on request early in pregnancy, with restrictions later in pregnancy" This wiki page acknowledges as much by having a section called "Legal restrictions on later abortion". This means abortion is NOT legal on request as the map seems to indicate.
The only countries that have no such abortion restrictions at any stage of pregnancy and for any reason and therefore, one whose laws can be accurately labeled "legal on request" from what I've researched are: China, Cuba, North Korea, Canada and the US, though there are regional variations and differing state requirements for the US (ie waiting periods). To label large swaths of Europe and other countries as blue, meaning abortion on demand, is simply untrue and this should be changed. Otherwise, this page contradicts itself.
Canbuhay ( talk) 00:27, 14 June 2008 (UTC)Canbuhay
Tasmania is a different color from the rest of Australia, plus its color is not in the key. Could someone fix this? ✏✎✍✌✉✈✇✆✃✄Ⓠ‽ ( talk) 22:10, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
On the map, abortion in Oman is legal in cases of a woman's life at risk, but not on the chart/article, where it says "no" for that category, can someone fix this/what one is correct? Flffy'd ( talk) 20:40, 20 December 2008 (UTC)