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| no legislative changes | a more liberal law | a more restrictive law |
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Conditions
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1994
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1999
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-
Entirely prohibited
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Chile, Colombia, Dominican
Rep., Honduras
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Chile,
El Salvador
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Bhutan,
Nepal, Philippines
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-
To
save the woman's life
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Antigua
and Barbuda, Dominica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haïti, Nicaragua, Paraguay,
Suriname, Venezuela
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Antigua and Barbuda, Colombia,
Dominica, Dominican Rep., Guatemala, Haïti,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela
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Brazil (a), Mexico (a)
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Brazil
(a), Mexico (a)
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Afghanistan,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Dem. Rep, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Yemen
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Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Indonésie, Lao People's Dem., Myanmar, Napal,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Yemen
|
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-
To
save the woman's life or
to preserve her physical health
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Argentina,
Costa Rica, Peru
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Bolivia
(a), Ecuador (a)
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Thaïland
(a)
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- To save the woman's life or to preserve her physical or mental health |
Bahamas, Grenade, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kits and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay |
Bahamas, Costa Rica,
Grenade, Jamaica, Peru, Saint Kits and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Panama (a) |
Argentina (a),
Bolivia (a), Ecuador (a),
Panama (a), Uruguay (a)
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (a, b) |
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Pakistan |
Pakistan,
Malaysia,
Pakistan
|
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Thaïlande
(a), Rep. of Korea(a)
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Malaysia (b) |
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- For the previous reasons + economic or social reasons |
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Belize (b)
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Barbados (a,b), Belize (a,b) |
Barbados,
(a, b)
St Vincent and the Grenadines (a, b) |
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India (a,b), Rep. of Korea (a, b) |
India
(a,b)
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- On request |
Cuba |
Cuba, Guyana
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China , Dem People's Rep. of Korea, Viet Nam |
Cambodia,
China, Dem People's Rep. of Korea, Viet Nam
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(a)
in case of rape or incest - (b) in case of foetal impairment
source : World Abortion policies United Nations and Population division1994, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
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