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In Costa Rica, mothers receive 17 weeks of maternity leave with 100% of wages covered. There appears to be no paternity leave policy.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave Parental Leave]</ref> | |||
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In Costa Rica, abortions are generally prohibited. They are only allowed to save the life or preserve the health of the pregnant woman. The law does not specify if "health" includes mental health. In all other cases, including when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, when there is risk of fetal impairment or social/economic reasons, abortion is not permitted.<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report: Abortion in Costa Rica]</ref> Furthermore, if a doctor suspects that a woman has received an illegal abortion, the doctor is supposed to report her to Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ). If a woman is found to have illegally obtained an abortion, she can be imprisoned for between six months to two years (for pregnancies up to second trimester) or for one to three years (for pregnancies after the second trimester). However, according to Article 120 of the Costa Rican Penal Code of 1970, the woman's sentence can be reduced to between three months to two years if the abortion was done to “conceal the woman’s dishonor."<ref>[https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/costa-rica/healthcare/pregnancy-birth/termination-abortion Termination of Pregnancy and Abortion in Costa Rica]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* 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 an underground network of pro-choice 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 [[Mexico City]], [[Uruguay]], [[Guyana]], [[French Guiana]] and the [[United States]]. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
There are underground abortion providers in Costa Rica. We don't know the costs. | |||
If you are pregnant and considering getting an abortion outside Costa Rica, 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== | ||