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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Abortion law in Senegal is "restrictive and unclear."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-senegal Abortion in Senegal]</ref> According to the Senegalese Criminal Code, abortion is completely illegal. However, the Code of Medical Ethics allows an abortion to be performed if at least three doctors verify that the abortion is medically necessary to save the life of a woman. The legal proceedings | Abortion law in Senegal is "restrictive and unclear."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-senegal Abortion in Senegal]</ref> According to the Senegalese Criminal Code, abortion is completely illegal. However, the Code of Medical Ethics allows an abortion to be performed if at least three doctors verify that the abortion is medically necessary to save the life of a woman. The legal proceedings for an abortion are supposedly very lengthy. For nearly all Senegalese women, the only option for an abortion is to obtain an underground abortion or to leave the country. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||