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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Panama, abortion is only permitted in certain circumstances, which include: when the pregnancy endangers the life or physical health of the pregnant person, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.<ref>[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4929/panama--abortion-law Panama: Abortion Law]</ref> <ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-latin-america-and-caribbean Guttmacher Institute: Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean]</ref> In all other cases, abortion is not legally permitted. This means that abortion is not legally available upon request in Panama. The abortion laws can be found in the Penal Code of Panama. | In Panama, abortion is only permitted in certain circumstances, which include: when the pregnancy endangers the life or physical health of the pregnant person, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.<ref name="wowenonwaves_abortionpanama">[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4929/panama--abortion-law Panama: Abortion Law]</ref> <ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-latin-america-and-caribbean Guttmacher Institute: Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean]</ref> In all other cases, abortion is not legally permitted. This means that abortion is not legally available upon request in Panama. The abortion laws can be found in the Penal Code of Panama. | ||
For a therapeutic abortion to be legal, there are certain procedures that must be followed. First, the pregnant person must submit a formal written request for an abortion. Then, a multidisciplinary panel, which is appointed by the Ministry of Health, needs to review the request and determine if there is a serious health risk. If the commission chooses to authorize the abortion, the procedure should be performed in a state hospital in the region where the request was submitted.<ref name="wowenonwaves_abortionpanama" /> | |||
For an abortion due to rape or incest to be legal, there typically needs to be a court proceeding to authorize that the pregnancy is a result of such circumstances.<ref name="wowenonwaves_abortionpanama" /> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||