Honduras, which prohibited this practice including in cases of rape, incest, serious malformation of the fetus and life-threatening danger to the mother, approved a constitutional reform in January 2021 that further toughens the legislation.
Article 67 of the revised Constitution establishes that any interruption of pregnancy “by the mother or by a third party” is considered “prohibited and illegal”, and adds that this clause “can only be amended by a majority of three quarters of the members of the plenary session of the National Congress.
In Europe, total outlawing is an exception: it exists in Malta, with penalties ranging from 18 months to three years in prison, and in the microstates of Andorra and the Vatican.
In other countries, abortion is subject to extremely restrictive conditions.
The procedure is accessible only in case of danger to the life of the mother in Côte d’Ivoire, Libya, Uganda, South Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Bangladesh, Burma, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Paraguay or Venezuela .
In Brazil, the procedure is very limited only in case of rape, risk to the mother or serious malformation of the fetus.
Elsewhere, this right steps back.
In Poland, for example, the Constitutional Court, backed by the far-right populist government, outlawed in October 2020 the voluntary termination of pregnancy in the event of serious fetal malformation. Now it is only allowed in case of rape or incest or if the life of the mother is in danger.
With information from AFP