Unintended pregnancies often force women to make hard choices under pressure. Every year, in extreme cases, they even result in the deaths of unplanned children. Shirai Chiaki, a professor at Shizuoka University, a humanities and sciences university in central Japan, says it is time for Japanese society to build a new consensus that supports women through potentially life-changing decisions.
VIDEO: NHK World Japan, 8 June 2021 (3 minutes, in English)