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As of January 2017, Bolivian courts have rejected challenges to existing abortion laws, despite reproductive rights groups calling 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 organizations that are probably the most prominent in the fight for reproductive rights in Bolivia are [http://www.ipas.org/ IPAS], an international NGO and the Movement for Socialism, a a Bolivian left-wing political movement. The strongest opponents are the Catholic Church and conservative Catholic groups. | As of January 2017, Bolivian courts have rejected challenges to existing abortion laws, despite reproductive rights groups calling 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 organizations that are probably the most prominent in the fight for reproductive rights in Bolivia are [http://www.ipas.org/ IPAS], an international NGO and the Movement for Socialism, a a Bolivian left-wing political movement. The strongest opponents are the Catholic Church and conservative Catholic groups. | ||
* You can potentially get the "abortion pill" by mail. Check out [https://www.womenonweb.org/en/i-need-an-abortion this link] for details | |||
* If you are looking to obtain an abortion, there is a probably an underground network of pro-life doctors and feminists who may help you. Ask around. | |||
* If you are considering leaving the country to obtain a legal abortion, you can legal abortions on request in [[Uruguay]], [[Guyana]], [[French Guiana]], [[Mexico City]] and the [[United States]]. You can get abortions when the woman's life endangered or to preserve the woman's physical/mental health in [[Argentina]] and [[Peru]]. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
There are probably underground abortion providers for "rich people" that are known to be trustworthy yet expensive. We don't know the costs. | |||
If you are pregnant and considering getting an abortion outside Bolivia, you will need to consider the following costs: transportation to the country where you will be obtaining an abortion, hotel or accommodation costs in that country, cost of the abortion in the country and the total amount of days you may need to be in the country both before and after the abortion. | |||
==Advocacy & Counseling== | ==Advocacy & Counseling== | ||