In Paraguay, the topic of abortion is a complex and controversial issue that touches upon various aspects of reproductive rights, healthcare, and social norms. While Paraguayan law allows for therapeutic abortion in certain circumstances, ground reality presents significant challenges for ...

In Bolivia, abortion is allowed under certain circumstances, such as the risk to the life or health of the pregnant person, rape, incest, and severe fetal malformations. However, there are barriers that hinder access to legal abortions, including social stigma, lack of information, and the ...

Abortion in Peru is regulated; it is allowed when the pregnant person's life is in danger, creating a very restrictive context regarding sexual and reproductive autonomy.

In 2017, Chile legalized abortion in three scenarios: risk to the pregnant person's life, fetal malformation, and rape. However, due to its recent implementation, 70% of Chile's population is either unaware or only partially aware of the protocols for accessing abortion services . This lack of ...

In Argentina, individuals can freely request access to safe abortion up to 14 weeks of gestation. After this period, the law only allows abortion if the life or health of the pregnant person is in danger or if the pregnancy is the consequence of rape.

Abortion in Guatemala is highly restricted and penalized. It is legal only in cases where the pregnant person's life is at risk. A government decision in 2022 criminalized abortions and increased the penalties for undergoing, aiding or promoting access to termination of pregnancy to anywhere ...

Ecuador regulated abortion in 2021. The law establishes that abortion is decriminalized in all cases of rape, so anyone who has suffered sexual violence can access abortion care without legal punishment.

Abortion Stigma Report 2022 Abortion Stigma in Colombia Abortion is decriminalised in Colombia. It is legal with no restrictions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Yet, the abortion stigma continues to persist. In our new study, we find answers to barriers faced by abortion seekers in ...

Colombia now has some of the most liberal abortion laws in Latin America. In 2008, Colombia induced an estimated 400,400 abortions, of which only 322 were legal procedures or Voluntary Interruptions of Pregnancy (IVE) performed in healthcare facilities.

There are only three legal instances of abortion in Brazil: rape, imminent danger to the pregnant person and a severe birth defect. 1 out of 5 Brazilian women have undergone at least one abortion by the age of 40.