In '''[[Japan]]''', abortion is ''de facto'' legal, with few limitations. Doctors can practice abortion on anyone who requests it. Abortion was not legal in Japan until 1948, and then it was only allowed under certain circumstances. | In '''[[Japan]]''', abortion is ''de facto'' legal, with few limitations. Doctors can practice abortion on anyone who requests it. Abortion was not legal in Japan until 1948, and then it was only allowed under certain circumstances. |