Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion is available on request up to 10 weeks of pregnancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). After 10 weeks it is available with the approval of a committee. However, we recently carried out research which shows that access to abortion services in the country is limited in a number of ways" (Para 1). "The law guarantees that every woman has the right to decide independently whether to terminate her pregnancy up to the tenth week of pregnancy" (Para 6). "Although abortion on request (where there are no medical issues) is legal, it is not covered by health insurance" (Para 11).

Countries: Bolivia
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion is only legal in Bolivia in cases of rape, incest and immediate risk to a woman’s health or life. Consequently, unsafe abortion is the third leading cause of maternal death, and an estimated 185 women undergo clandestine and often unsafe abortions every day. Professionals who could facilitate women’s access to safe abortion when the legal requirements are met often do not have training on the law and end up creating more barriers for women" (Para 1).

Countries: Benin
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"A year after that testimony, Benin, with a population of 12 million, mostly Christians and Muslims, has become one of the few countries in Africa where abortion is broadly available. Legislators voted in October 2021 to decriminalize abortion under most circumstances, allowing it when a pregnancy is likely to cause a woman “material, educational, professional or moral distress.” Previously, abortion was allowed only in cases of rape, incest or fetal abnormalities, or if the mother’s life was at risk. Unlike in several Latin American countries, where abortion was recently legalized in response to grass-roots feminist movements, in Benin, the law was changed after years of discreet lobbying by advocates and...more

Countries: Belize
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion is permitted only in cases of fetal abnormality, incest, or to preserve the physical or mental health of the mother" (Para 12).

Countries: Brazil
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Allowed only to preserve the life and health of the mother, or in cases of rape" (Para 22).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"After Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled 5-4 last week to decriminalize abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, abortion advocates hailed the ruling as part of a broader trend of abortion legalization among countries in earth’s most predominantly Catholic continent. Colombia is the third Latin American country partially to decriminalize abortion in the past three years" (Para 1-2). "Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruling this week means that until the 24th week of pregnancy, abortion will not be a punishable crime, and that after this period it can be performed with no upper gestational limit on the grounds of risk to the life of the mother, sexual abuse, or fetal deformity. The court...more

Countries: Cuba
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion has been legal in Cuba with a 12-week limit since 1965, and is provided for free by the state health system" (Para 8).

Countries: Ecuador
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortions may be performed to preserve the life and health of the mother, or in cases of rape or for 'economic or social reasons.'" (Para 9).

Countries: Guatemala
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion is allowed only to protect the life of the mother; women who procure abortions can be jailed for as many as three years for procuring an abortion, or as little as six months if they are suffering from a psychiatric problem. Anyone who performs an abortion can be jailed for 1-3 years if the woman consents, or as many as six years if they performed it without the woman’s consent" (Para 13).

Countries: Honduras
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Illegal for any reason. In 2021, the government changed the constitution to prevent future abortion legalization" (Para 14).

Countries: Uruguay
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion has been legal, with a 12-week limit and only following a five-day 'reflection period,' since 2012. There is a parental notification law for minors seeking abortions" (Para 10).

Countries: Suriname
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"[Abortion is] Illegal for any reason" (Para 21).

Countries: Panama
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion is allowed to save the mother’s life, as well as cases of fetal abnormalities and rape" (Para 18).

Countries: Mexico
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Colombia is the third Latin American country partially to decriminalize abortion in the past three years, following Argentina in 2020 and Mexico in 2021, with significant opposition from Catholics" (Para 2). "Abortion policy varies on a state-by-state basis. In September 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court issued a ruling invalidating the protection of life from conception in the Constitution of the state of Sinaloa. Pro-choice observers described the ruling as effectively decriminalizing abortion in Mexico, as the ruling is binding on other states. Most Mexican states currently do not allow abortions except to preserve the mother’s health" (Para 11).

Countries: Paraguay
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Allowed only to preserve the life and health of the mother" (Para 25).