135 Spain Coah uila, 19 Sept ember 1982 ); wh en the woman’ s heal th would be ser iou sly jeopar dized by conti nuat ion o the pre!nancy "article 229 o the Criminal Code o #alisco, 2 $u!ust 1982); or when an abortion is perormed or serious and substantial economic reasons in cases where the woman has at least three children "article %91 o the Social &elare Co de o 'ucat <n, 2( o*ember 198()+ n contrast, a ew states allow abortions only on more restricti*e !rounds+ $rticle 228 o the Criminal Code o -uanajuato "2( .ebruary 198() and article %/2 o the Crimi nal Code o 0uer taro "18 #uly 198(), or eampl e, authori ze abortions to be perormed only when the pre!nancy is a result o rape+ n certain states, abortions permitted in cases o rape must be perormed within the irst 93 days o pre!nancy + 4espite the restricti*e nature o the law in Spain, abortion is widely practised, owin! in part to the liberal interpretation o the medical indications or abortion+ $ccordin! to estimates rom se*eral stu dies conducted in the early 1983s, e ach y ear appro imate ly 833,333 ille !al abortio ns were induced, and each year about 2/ per cent o the women o reproducti*e a!e wer e estimated to ha*e under!one an aborti on+ $l thou !h more le!al aborti ons occurr ed in urban areas amon! middle5 class women, a hi!her proportion o poor, illiterate women and women rom rural areas obtained ille!al abortions+ $nother study ound that, at about the same period, about 67 out o 133,333 ann ual mater nal deaths were due to il le! all y induce d abortions perormed in unsanitary conditions and by unualiied personnel+ he -o*ernment o Spain has epress ed ser ious concern about unplanned pre!nancies, particularly amon! adolescents, and about the relati*ely hi!h maternal mortality and morbidity associated with ille!ally induced abortion+ he 4ecree o 27 $pril 198( re*ised and amended the -enera l :aw on ealth , under lin in! the -o*ernment’s eorts to encoura!e !reater contracepti*e use, particularly amon! adolescents+ <ressure to reorm abortion laws has also been increasin! alon! with the !rowth o the women’s mo*ement in Spain+ $ law passed in =ctober 1993 in the state o Chia pas broadened the indic ations or the peror mance o le!al abor tion dur in! the irst 12 wee>s o pre!nancy+ t allowed abortions to be perormed on medical !rounds, in cases o rape or !enetic deect, or ami ly plann in ! pur pos es a!r eed upo n by a cou ple , and wh en the pre!nant woman was sin!le+ he new law was, howe*er, re!arded as ?re*olutionary@ because, in eect, it allowed abortion on reuest early in pre!nancy, a situation ei sti n! now her e els e in Spain + .or tha t reas on, it was den oun ced by bot h the Cat hol ic Chur ch and by conse r*ati*e pol itical !ro ups + n 4ecember 1991, the Chiapas le!islature *ote d to sus pend th is attempt at li ber alizin! abortion law in Spain+ Since then, the abortion debate in Spain has intensiied+ Source: The Population Policy Data Bank maintained by the Population Division of the Department for Economic and Social Aff airs of the nited !ations Secretariat " #or additional sources$ see list of references"

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Coahuila, 19 September 1982); when the woman’s health would be seriously jeopardized by continuation o the pre!nancy "article 229 o the Criminal Code o #alisco, 2 $u!ust 1982); or when an abortion is perormed or serious and substantialeconomic reasons in cases where the woman has at least three children "article %91

o the Social &elare Code o 'ucat<n, 2( o*ember 198()+

n contrast, a ew states allow abortions only on more restricti*e !rounds+ $rticle228 o the Criminal Code o -uanajuato "2( .ebruary 198() and article %/2 o theCriminal Code o 0uertaro "18 #uly 198(), or eample, authorize abortions to beperormed only when the pre!nancy is a result o rape+ n certain states, abortionspermitted in cases o rape must be perormed within the irst 93 days o pre!nancy+

4espite the restricti*e nature o the law in Spain, abortion is widely practised,owin! in part to the liberal interpretation o the medical indications or abortion+

$ccordin! to estimates rom se*eral studies conducted in the early 1983s, each year approimately 833,333 ille!al abortions were induced, and each year about 2/ per

cent o the women o reproducti*e a!e were estimated to ha*e under!one anabortion+ $lthou!h more le!al abortions occurred in urban areas amon! middle5class women, a hi!her proportion o poor, illiterate women and women rom ruralareas obtained ille!al abortions+ $nother study ound that, at about the same period,about 67 out o 133,333 annual maternal deaths were due to ille!ally inducedabortions perormed in unsanitary conditions and by unualiied personnel+

he -o*ernment o Spain has epressed serious concern about unplannedpre!nancies, particularly amon! adolescents, and about the relati*ely hi!h maternalmortality and morbidity associated with ille!ally induced abortion+ he 4ecree o 27

$pril 198( re*ised and amended the -eneral :aw on ealth, underlinin! the

-o*ernment’s eorts to encoura!e !reater contracepti*e use, particularly amon!adolescents+ <ressure to reorm abortion laws has also been increasin! alon! withthe !rowth o the women’s mo*ement in Spain+

$ law passed in =ctober 1993 in the state o Chiapas broadened the indicationsor the perormance o le!al abortion durin! the irst 12 wee>s o pre!nancy+ tallowed abortions to be perormed on medical !rounds, in cases o rape or !eneticdeect, or amily plannin! purposes a!reed upon by a couple, and when thepre!nant woman was sin!le+ he new law was, howe*er, re!arded as ?re*olutionary@because, in eect, it allowed abortion on reuest early in pre!nancy, a situationeistin! nowhere else in Spain+ .or that reason, it was denounced by both the

Catholic Church and by conser*ati*e political !roups+ n 4ecember 1991, theChiapas le!islature *oted to suspend this attempt at liberalizin! abortion law inSpain+ Since then, the abortion debate in Spain has intensiied+

Source: The Population Policy Data Bank maintained by the Population Division of the Department for Economic and Social Affairs of thenited !ations Secretariat" #or additional sources$ see list of references"