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Abortion in Chile

Chile's abortion laws have undergone significant changes in recent years. Prior to 2017, Chile had one of the strictest abortion laws globally, prohibiting the practice altogether.[1] However, since then, abortion has become legal in certain circumstances.

Currently, abortion is legal in three situations: when the life of the mother is at risk, when the fetus is not viable, and in cases of rape during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy (or 14 weeks if the woman is under 14 years old).[2] Despite this, some doctors still refuse to perform abortions, particularly in cases of rape.[3]

In 2006, activists successfully lobbied then-president Michelle Bachelet and the Coalition of Parties for Democracy to legalize emergency contraceptives in response to concerns about the rising number of teen pregnancies.[4] In 2010, they successfully campaigned for free emergency contraceptives at public health centers for anyone over the age of 14 without requiring parental permission.[4]

In August 2017, the National Congress approved a bill legalizing abortion, which went into effect a month later[2] after surviving a constitutional challenge from conservative opponents.[5][6][7] In January 2018, both public and private sector medical coverage for abortion became accessible.[8][9]

In November 2021, the Chamber of Deputies of Chile voted down a bill that would have decriminalized abortion at 14 weeks.[3] Additionally, in 2022, a proposed new constitution that contained provisions for reproductive rights and the legalization of abortion was put to a referendum in Chile. However, the proposed constitution was not approved by the majority of Chilean voters.[10]

  1. ^ "ABORTO EN CHILE". Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. ^ a b "Law 21,030" (PDF) (in Spanish). Official Gazette of Chile. 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b Human Rights Watch (2021-12-10), "Chile: Events of 2021", English, retrieved 2023-03-03
  4. ^ a b Mooney, Jadwiga E. Pieper (2015-11-03). "Family Planning and Reproductive Rights in Chile". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.013.103. ISBN 978-0-19-936643-9. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  5. ^ "El Tribunal Constitucional de Chile da luz verde a la despenalización del aborto en tres causales en histórica decisión". BBC Mundo. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  6. ^ "Aborto será ley: TC rechaza requerimiento de Chile Vamos y da luz verde al proyecto". EMOL.com (in Spanish). 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  7. ^ Bonnefoy, Pascale (21 August 2017). "Chilean Tribunal Weighs In: Some Abortions Will Now Be Legal". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Aborto en tres causales: Isapres comienzan a cubrir nuevas prestaciones relacionadas a esta norma" (in Spanish). Emol. 28 January 2018.
  9. ^ "RES-23 EXENTA 27-ENE-2018 MINISTERIO DE SALUD" (in Spanish). Ley Chile - Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional. 27 January 2018.
  10. ^ Nicas, Jack (2022-09-04). "Chile Says 'No' to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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