Therapeutic Abortion in Peru Socially Criminalized Despite Legal Nature, Leads to Police Harassment of Women

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Issue Sep 24-30 2025: Therapeutic abortion, a medical procedure that is permitted when the health or life of a pregnant woman is at risk, has been legal in Peru for over a century. However, statistics show that undue criminalization of abortion has doubled in Peru in the past six years.

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