Abortion in Paraguay

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Abortion in Paraguay is currently illegal except in case of the threat to the life of the woman.^[1] Anyone who performs an abortion can be sentenced to 15 to 30 months in prison. If the abortion is done without the consent of the woman, the punishment is increased to 2 to 5 years. If the death of the woman occurred as a result of the abortion, the person who did the procedure can be sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison, and 5 to 10 years in cases in which she did not consent.^[1]

In Paraguay, 23 out of 100 deaths of young women are the result of illegal abortions.^[2] Concerning this death rate, Paraguay has one of the highest in the region.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/doc/paraguay.doc
^ ^a ^b http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/archives/L/1996/A/un960090.html

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