Category «Abortion in Uruguay»

Abortion in Uruguay

The abortion in Uruguay is not penalized if satisfied within the first 12 weeks gestation and provided the woman meets the procedure laid down in the law passed in 2012. 1 Legislative history Reformation of Irureta Goyena The penal code of 1898 severely penalized the termination of pregnancy. In 1933 José Irureta Goyena promoted a …