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If the abortion laws were to be changed, this would be a welcome sign of progress for many Chilean people. Due to the incredibly strict abortion laws, many women have resorted to unsafe clandestine abortions. In fact, Chile has one of the highest abortion rates in Latin America, and 33,000 women are admitted to Chilean hospitals each year to abortion-related causes.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/28/a-crack-in-the-world-s-most-restrictive-abortion-law.html A Crack in the World’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law]</ref> There is an underground network of pro-choice doctors and feminist in Chile who help women procure Misoprostol (also known as "the abortion pill") on the black market. However, poorer often attempt to induce the abortions themselves, which often has dangerous consequences. | If the abortion laws were to be changed, this would be a welcome sign of progress for many Chilean people. Due to the incredibly strict abortion laws, many women have resorted to unsafe clandestine abortions. In fact, Chile has one of the highest abortion rates in Latin America, and 33,000 women are admitted to Chilean hospitals each year to abortion-related causes.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/28/a-crack-in-the-world-s-most-restrictive-abortion-law.html A Crack in the World’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law]</ref> There is an underground network of pro-choice doctors and feminist in Chile who help women procure Misoprostol (also known as "the abortion pill") on the black market. However, poorer often attempt to induce the abortions themselves, which often has dangerous consequences. | ||
For more details on Chilean abortion laws, you can check out this [http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/20/497983252/chiles-president-wants-to-ease-abortion-ban-but-opponents-push-back NPR article from October 2016]. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||