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Abortion in Venezuela is currently illegal except in some specific cases outlined in the Venezuelan Constitution, [1] and the country has one of Latin America's most restrictive laws.
The 1837 and 1936 penal legislation authorized therapeutic abortion while banning all other forms of abortion, regardless of whether the abortion was consented to or not. . The 1890 Penal Code, in article 640, allowed for abortion when it was absolutely necessary to save the mother's life, but stated that the law did not recommend such means, which were "generally condemned" by the Catholic ...
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. [nb 1] [2] An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of all pregnancies.
Abortion has existed since ancient times, with natural abortifacients being found amongst a wide variety of tribal people and in most written sources. The earliest known records of abortion techniques and general reproductive regulation date as far back as 2700 BC in China, and 1550 BC in Egypt. [6]
The following president Fernando de la Rúa (1999–2001) was not outspoken about his Catholic belief, but his government effectively kept government policies on abortion unchanged. President Néstor Kirchner (elected in 2003) professed the Catholic faith but was considered more progressive than his predecessors.
In October 2019, Las Comisiones Unidas de Procuración y Administración de Justicia y de Igualdad de Género (The United Commissions for the Procuration and Administration of Justice and Gender Equality) in Puebla voted against decriminalization of abortion and legalization of same-sex marriage. The penalty for abortion was reduced from five ...
Throughout history, naturally occurring herbs and plants have been used to induce abortion and end unwanted pregnancies in Latin America. Other common practices of inducing illegal abortions include the insertion of objects such as sticks and catheters into the uterus in order to rupture the amniotic sac to trigger termination.
Abortion in Uruguay is legal on request before twelve weeks of gestation, after a five-day reflection period. [1] Abortion has been legalized in Uruguay since 2012. Uruguay is one of only four countries in South America where abortion is legal on request; the other three are Argentina, Guyana and Colombia.