{"id":2631,"date":"2024-06-13T23:54:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2024-06-13T23:54:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:54:22","slug":"a-panel-injapans-health-ministryhas-approved-thecountrysfirst-abortion-pillin-a-major-step-forreproductive-rights-decades-after-other-countries-made-abortionmedication-widely-available-the-minist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/a-panel-injapans-health-ministryhas-approved-thecountrysfirst-abortion-pillin-a-major-step-forreproductive-rights-decades-after-other-countries-made-abortionmedication-widely-available-the-minist\/","title":{"rendered":"A panel inJapans health ministryhas approved the\ncountrysfirst abortion pill,in a major step for\nreproductive rights decades after other countries made abortion\nmedication widely available. 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