abortion
51Abortion in Russia — is currently legal on request up to the 12th week of pregnancy. In 1920, Russia became the first country in the world to allow abortion in all circumstances, but, over the course of the 20th century, the legality of abortion changed more than… …
52Abortion in Germany — is technically permitted in the first trimester upon condition of counseling and a waiting period, and in rare exceptional cases afterwards.HistoryLegalization of abortion was first widely discussed in Germany during the early 20th century.… …
53Abortion in Israel — is legal under certain circumstances, subject to the approval of a committee for pregnancy termination. 1977 penal codeClauses 312 321 of the 1977 penal code limit the circumstances when an abortion is legal in Israel. Abortions can only be… …
54Abortion in Mexico — is allowed at the national level for cases of rape, health conditions or fetal defects. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6586959.stm Abortion legalised in Mexico City] . (April 25, 2007). BBC News. Retrieved June 21, 2007.] Only two states… …
55Abortion in France — has been legal since the passage of the Veil Law in 1975. Abortion had been criminalized in France with the imposition of the Napoleonic Code. During the Nazi occupation during World War II, the Vichy régime made abortion a capital crime. (The… …
56Abortion in Chile — Abortion has been a crime in Chile since 1874 and is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the country [http://www.hrw.org/photos/2005/argentina0605/html/chile.htm] . All types of abortion in Chile, including those done for a therapeutic… …
57Abortion in Poland — is banned except in the following three circumstances. # When the woman s life or health is endangered by the continuation of pregnancy, # When the pregnancy is a result of a criminal act, and # When the fetus is seriously malformedUnlike in… …
58Abortion in Sweden — was first legislated by the Abortion Act of 1938. This stated that an abortion could be legally performed in Sweden upon medical, humanitarian, or eugenical grounds. That is, if the pregnancy constituted a serious threat to the woman s life, if… …
59Abortion in Brazil — is currently illegal except under the following two circumstances: if the pregnancy puts the life of the woman in serious risk, or if the pregnancy is the result of a rape. In practice, to obtain a legal abortion in the case of rape has been all… …
60Abortion in Switzerland — is legal during the first trimester, upon condition of counseling, for women who state that they are in distress. It is also legal with medical indications – threat of severe physical or psychological damage to the mother – at any later time.… …
