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Reflections on the legalisation of abortion in Portugal
| Resumo: | Induced abortion up to ten completed weeks has been legal in Portugal since April 2007. In 1984 and 1997,two laws decriminalised abortion in three different situations: (1) For maternal indications (up to 12 completed weeks); (2) For fetal indications (up to 16 completed weeks since 1984, and up to 24 completed weeks since 1997); (3) In case of rape, renamed since 1997 ‘crime against sexual freedom’ (up to 12 completed weeks between 1984 and 1997, up to 16 completed weeks since then). |
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| Autores principais: | Silva, Miguel Oliveira da |
| Assunto: | Induced abortion Illegal abortion Ethical issues Portugal Legislation Legal abortion |
| Ano: | 2009 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | Induced abortion up to ten completed weeks has been legal in Portugal since April 2007. In 1984 and 1997,two laws decriminalised abortion in three different situations: (1) For maternal indications (up to 12 completed weeks); (2) For fetal indications (up to 16 completed weeks since 1984, and up to 24 completed weeks since 1997); (3) In case of rape, renamed since 1997 ‘crime against sexual freedom’ (up to 12 completed weeks between 1984 and 1997, up to 16 completed weeks since then). |
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