Template:Did you know nominations/Abortion in Sint Maarten


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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:15, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Abortion in Sint Maarten

 * ... that although abortion is illegal in Sint Maarten, it is legal and accessible "just a walk away across the border" in Saint Martin?
 * Reviewed: Jessie Bonstelle

Created by 97198 (talk). Self nominated at 11:34, 16 August 2014 (UTC).

New enough and long enough. I'm concerned that the article effectively relies on a single source: two publications from the same author. The lead's second sentence, "Despite this, In Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, foreign policy is set by the Netherlands but all other laws including those related to abortion are self-determined." seems to be missing words (despite what?). Verified the hook in the given source; it might be worth mentioning that these are two countries on the same island. Mackensen (talk) 19:51, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that although abortion is illegal in Sint Maarten, it is legal and accessible "just a walk away across the border" in Saint Martin on the other side of the same island?
 * I've expanded the article a bit with info from another source, and I've fixed that very dodgy sentence in the lead. I've added ALT1 which explains that the countries share an island if you think that's better. Thanks. 97198 (talk) 12:54, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Looks good to me. Thanks for the quick response. Mackensen (talk) 12:57, 19 August 2014 (UTC)