Brazil’s criminal abortion laws are killing women
Because Brazilian law only permits abortion in cases of rape, fetal anencephaly, or risk to life, in 2012 the country’s Ministry of Health reported only 1,626 legal abortions in a nation with 203 million people. However, an estimated one million Brazilian women have abortions every year. Many of those women, particularly those without the financial or social resources to see a well-trained, willing provider, run a huge legal risk when they decide to end an unwanted pregnancy. The physical consequences also can be devastating.
Year: 2013
Authors: Ipas Mexico
Languages: English
Regions: Caribbean, Latin America
Countries: Brazil
Topics: Attitudes, Laws & Policies, Media/PR