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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Abortion in Peru is only permitted for specific circumstances, which include: to save the life of the woman, to preserve physical health and to preserve mental health. In the following other cases, abortion is not permitted: rape or incest, risk of fetal impairment, economic/social reasons, or available upon request. To perform a legal abortion, two physicians have to consult with the pregnant woman and recommend the abortion. If a woman causes or consents to her own abortion, she may be subject to up to two years in prison or 52-104 days of community service. If a physician illegally performs an abortion (with the consent of the pregnant woman), the physician faces one to four in prison. If the pregnant woman does not consent to the abortion, the physician faces three to five years in prison. If a woman dies when physicians are trying to induce an abortion, the health personnel involved with be suspended from their practices, among other penalties.<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm Peru: Abortion Policy, UN Report]</ref> | |||
From a legal standpoint, Peru has many laws that encode these strict regulations. The Criminal Code of 11 January 1924, amended in 1991, clearly states that abortion is generally illegal: "The woman that causes her abortion, or consents to another performing it, will be punished with the penalty of imprisonment of no more than two years or with community service from fifty two to one hundred four days."<ref>[http://worldabortionlaws.com/map/ World Abortion Laws: Peru's Penal Code (1991), Law of April 3, 1991, Chapter II, Articles 114-120]</ref> Furthermore, according to the Health Code, written in 1969 and amended in 1981, human life begins at conception. Additionally, according to the National Population Policy, written in 1995, the government promises an individual's right to life, which begins at conception. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||