Abortion in Cape Verde explained

Abortion in Cape Verde has been legal upon request prior to 12 weeks gestation since 1986.[1] [2] After 12 weeks, a woman in Cape Verde can obtain a legal abortion if the pregnancy poses a risk to her physical or mental health or if the fetus is impaired. Cape Verde is one of only six countries in Africa to permit elective abortions, alongside Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa and Tunisia.

Mexico City policy

On January 23, 2017, Donald Trump reinstated the Mexico City policy, a gag order that bans funding to American NGOs who perform, promote, or mention abortion as a family planning option.[3] Some experts project this policy will cause 6.5 million unintended pregnancies, 2.1 million unsafe abortions, and 21,700 maternal deaths.[4]

In response to the funding shortfall this will cause, particularly for women in developing countries, Cape Verde joined seven other nations in an initiative to raise funds for women's health.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cape Verde Abortion Legislation . Annual Review of Population Law . 31 December 1986 . 14 . 34 . 12346696 . 5 January 2021 . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531234217/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12346696/ . live .
  2. Book: Abortion Policies: Afghanistan to France. United Nations Dept of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division. 2001-01-01. United Nations Publications. 9789211513516. en.
  3. News: Trump Revives Ban on Foreign Aid to Groups That Give Abortion Counseling. Sengupta. Somini. 2017-01-23. The New York Times. 2017-02-23. 0362-4331. 2017-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170124010149/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/world/trump-ban-foreign-aid-abortions.html. live.
  4. Web site: Trump reverses abortion policy for aid to NGOs. Laura. Koran. James. Masters. CNN. 23 January 2017. 2017-02-23. 2017-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170221183524/http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/trump-mexico-city-policy/index.html. live.
  5. News: Eight countries sign up to counter Trump's global anti-abortion move. 2017-02-09. Reuters. 2017-02-23. 2017-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223125905/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-abortion-europe-idUSKBN15O0H7. live.

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