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| January 01, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Guttmacher Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
Appendix Table 2. 
 
Countries, by reasons for which abortion is legally permitted, according 
to region, 1997 
 
                          The Americas       Central Asia, the Middle 
Reasons                   and the Caribbean  East and North Africa 
 
To save the               BRAZIL (R)         AFGHANISTAN 
woman's life (1)          CHILE              EGYPT 
                          COLOMBIA           IRAN 
                          DOMINICAN REP.     LEBANON 
                          EL SALVADOR        LIBYA 
                          GUATEMALA          OMAN 
                          HAITI              SUDAN (R) 
                          HONDURAS           SYRIA 
                          MEXICO (R)         UNITED ARAB 
                          NICARAGUA          EMIRATES 
                          PANAMA (R,F)       YEMEN 
                          PARAGUAY 
                          VENEZUELA 
 
To save the woman's       ARGENTINA (R)      KUWAIT (F) 
life or protect her       BOLIVIA (R,I)      MOROCCO 
physical health           COSTA RICA         SAUDI ARABIA 
                          ECUADOR (R,I) 
                          PERU 
                          URUGUAY (R) 
 
All of the above plus     JAMAICA            ALGERIA 
to protect mental health  TRINIDAD &         IRAQ (F,R,I) 
                          TOBAGO             ISRAEL (F,R,I) 
                                             JORDAN 
 
All of the above plus 
socioeconomic 
grounds 
 
General without           CANADA             ARMENIA 
restriction as to reason  CUBA               AZERBAIJAN 
                          UNITED STATES      GEORGIA 
                          PUERTO RICO        KAZAKHSTAN 
                                             KYRGYZSTAN 
                                             TAJIKISTAN 
                                             TUNISIA 
                                             TURKEY 
                                             TURKMENISTAN 
                                             UZBEKISTAN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          East and South Asia 
Reasons                   and Pacific          Europe 
 
To save the               BANGLADESH           IRELAND 
woman's life (1)          INDONESIA 
                          LAOS 
                          MYANMAR 
                          NEPAL 
                          PAPUA NEW GUINEA 
                          PHILIPPINES 
                          SRI LANKA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To save the woman's       PAKISTAN             POLAND (R,I,F) 
life or protect her       SOUTH KOREA (R,I,F) 
physical health           THAILAND (R) 
 
 
 
 
All of the above plus     AUSTRALIA            NORTHERN IRELAND 
to protect mental health  HONG KONG (F,R,I)    PORTUGAL (F,R) 
                          MALAYSIA             SPAIN (F,R) 
                          NEW ZEALAND (F,I)    SWITZERLAND 
 
All of the above plus     INDIA (R,F)          FINLAND (R,F) 
socioeconomic             JAPAN                GREAT BRITAIN (F) 
grounds                   TAIWAN (I,F) 
 
General without           CAMBODIA             ALBANIA 
restriction as to reason  CHINA                AUSTRIA 
                          MONGOLIA             BELARUS 
                          NORTH KOREA          BELGIUM 
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