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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Bolivia, abortion is only permitted under certain circumstances, which are: if the pregnancy threatens the life/health of the women, or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. If the woman is seeking an abortion on the grounds of rape, she must file a police report. Fortunately, since 2014, women no longer need permission from doctors to receive the procedure, which was a huge issue in the past and lead women (who were legally entitled to receive abortions) to seek out clandestine ones instead (due to lack of doctor's approval).<ref>[http://news.trust.org//item/20140226180647-wmbuv/ Bolivia eases strict abortion law - rights group]</ref> However, Bolivian courts have also rejected challenges to existing abortion laws, as reproductive rights groups call for a more open abortion policy.<ref>[http://nacla.org/blog/2014/2/28/abortion-rights-bolivia-modest-gain For Abortion Rights in Bolivia, A Modest Gain]</ref> The organization that is probably most vocal and prominent in the fight for greater abortion rights in Bolivia is [http://www.ipas.org/ IPAS], an international NGO. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||