Abortion in Guatemala

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Abortion
History of abortion
Methods
Surgical: Suction-Aspiration · D&E D&C* · IDX* Hysterotomy* · Instillation* Medical: Mifepristone · Misoprostol *Rarely performed
Abortion law
Abortion by country Conscience clause · Minors Legal protection of access Reproductive rights Abortion case law: R v Davidson R. v. Morgentaler Roe v. Wade
Debate
Pro-choice · Pro-life
Social issues
Breast cancer hypothesis Legalization and crime effect CPCs · Fetal pain Fetal rights · Paternal rights Post-abortion syndrome Religion Selective abortion, infanticide Self-induced · Unsafe abortion Violence
Related:
Abortifacient · Feticide Selective reduction · Miscarriage
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Abortion in Guatemala was illegal without exception prior to 1973. Congressional Decree 17-73 altered the penal code to allow abortion in cases in which the pregnant woman's life is endangered in September 1973. The procedure must be done by a physician and approved by a second doctor.

The 1985 Constitution grants the right to life from the point of conception

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Abortion Laws of the World. Annual Review of Population Law. Retrieved July 14, 2006.
United Nations Population Division. (2002). Abortion Policies: A Global Review. Retrieved July 14, 2006.