Reaction to legalizing abortion in case of rape 3:22
(CNN Spanish) ––
The National Assembly of Ecuador approved, with 75 votes in favor, the project for the interruption of pregnancy in case of rape.
If the Executive Branch promulgates it, the law establishes a term for abortion of 12 weeks of gestation for adult women and 18 weeks for minors who have suffered sexual violence.
The approved bill will go to the president of Guillermo Lasso who could partially or totally approve or veto it.
Assembly will approve parameters for abortion in case of rape in Ecuador
At the end of January, the Legislative Assembly of Ecuador began the second debate on the bill for the voluntary termination of pregnancy in the event of rape.
The text promotes the regulation of the practice of abortion in case of rape, which has been legal in Ecuador since 2021.
In these countries abortion is legal (and in these others it is not allowed under any circumstances)
This project was delivered in June 2021 by the Ombudsman to the Assembly.
As ordered by the Constitutional Court in its ruling that resolved the decriminalization of abortion in case of rape in the country on April 28, 2021.
abortion laws around the world
Abortion laws vary drastically around the world: in some countries it is a personal decision, in others it is completely illegal, and in many countries abortions are only accepted in certain situations, such as fetal malformations or in cases of rape.
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The Center for Reproductive Rights, a non-profit organization in the United States, counts those countries in which abortion is legal, in which it is allowed only in certain circumstances and in which it is totally illegal.
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