It is The world which revealed the result of the vote of Ecuadorian deputies on the decriminalization of abortion, according to an AFP report. Tuesday, September 17, Ecuador voted for a possible decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape, rape with incest and malformation of the fetus. In all three cases, abortion will remain illegal.
Currently, abortion is only authorized if the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if the pregnancy results from the rape of a woman who suffers from a mental handicap. According to the results of the vote on Tuesday, September 17, in this 80% Catholic country, the conditions will remain unchanged.
Still many countries extremely restrictive when it comes to abortion
Among the countries with extremely restrictive abortion conditions, there are Guatemala, Paraguay, Venezuela, or even Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Burma, Afghanistan. In Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Congo, Libya.
A woman who aborts in Ecuador faces six months to two years in prison since 2014. This also applies to a person who promises the mother to have her aborted. But this sentence can go up to 16 years in prison if the abortion goes wrong and results in the death of the mother.
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