Japan (finally) changes a century-old law: The age of consent is now 16
Washington PostAPR 2023
While a step in the right direction, Japan still lags far behind many countries as its male-dominated society neglects women’s issues. Japan’s abortion laws have been far too restrictive, and it has a very problematic history when it comes to approving other contraceptives like birth control. While the approval of non-prescription emergency contraceptive pills is a positive development, much more work needs to be done to advance reproductive rights in Japan.
Under the guise of advancing contraception, Japan is pushing access to abortion, which isn't only tragic as it always ends a human life before it can even start, but it also amounts to a systematic depopulation of Japan. Pro-abortionists always talk about the most extreme scenarios when trying to justify the procedure but never account for the repercussions. Japan loses 140K babies a year due to abortion, and that is a moral and economic tragedy for a country with a rapidly declining population and birth rate.