Bahrain is moving closer to updating its decades‑old medical laws, following the Shura Council’s unanimous approval of a proposal to permit abortion only in rare and strictly regulated medical circumstances.
The proposal – which amends provisions of Decree-Law No 7 of 1989 regulating the practice of human medicine and dentistry – has now been referred to the government to draft into a formal law before returning to Parliament and the Shura Council for final approval .
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