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According to a Guttmacher Institute report, "Although Guatemalan law permits induced abortion only to save a woman's life, many women obtain abortions, often under unsafe conditions and in response to an unintended pregnancy. Recent studies indicate that unsafe abortion is a key factor contributing to maternal morbidity and mortality in the country, but no national data on the incidence of abortion exist."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/about/journals/ipsrh/2006/09/induced-abortion-and-unintended-pregnancy-guatemala Induced Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Guatemala]</ref> Furthermore, "Nearly 65,000 induced abortions are performed annually in Guatemala, and about 21,600 women are hospitalized for treatment of complications. Abortions occur at a rate of 24 per 1,000 women aged 15–49, and there is one abortion for every six births."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/about/journals/ipsrh/2006/09/induced-abortion-and-unintended-pregnancy-guatemala Induced Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Guatemala]</ref> | According to a Guttmacher Institute report, "Although Guatemalan law permits induced abortion only to save a woman's life, many women obtain abortions, often under unsafe conditions and in response to an unintended pregnancy. Recent studies indicate that unsafe abortion is a key factor contributing to maternal morbidity and mortality in the country, but no national data on the incidence of abortion exist."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/about/journals/ipsrh/2006/09/induced-abortion-and-unintended-pregnancy-guatemala Induced Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Guatemala]</ref> Furthermore, "Nearly 65,000 induced abortions are performed annually in Guatemala, and about 21,600 women are hospitalized for treatment of complications. Abortions occur at a rate of 24 per 1,000 women aged 15–49, and there is one abortion for every six births."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/about/journals/ipsrh/2006/09/induced-abortion-and-unintended-pregnancy-guatemala Induced Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Guatemala]</ref> | ||
As written in a UN report on Guatemala's abortion policy, "Since the amendment to the Penal Code in 1973, the Government has expressed concern about the high rate of occurrence of induced abortion. This concern reflects the Government’s firm opposition to the procedure, as also illustrated in the country’s Constitution. Although article 47 of the Constitution emphasizes the right of persons to decide freely on the number and spacing of their children, article 3 protects human life from conception. Also, despite this legal framework, public reproductive health services are insufficient to cover the needs of the population, and strong attacks on family planning services occur periodically."<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm UN Report: Guatemala, Abortion Policy]</ref> | |||
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