Abortion in Cape Verde

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.[2] Cape Verde is one of only five countries in Africa to permit elective abortions, alongside Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa and Tunisia.[3][4]

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.[5] Some experts project this policy will cause 6.5 million unintended pregnancies, 2.1 million unsafe abortions, and 21,700 maternal deaths.[6]

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.[7]

References
  1. "Cape Verde Abortion Legislation". Annual Review of Population Law. Vol. 14. National Library of Medicine. 31 December 1986. p. 34. PMID 12346696.
  2. United Nations Dept of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2001-01-01). Abortion Policies: Afghanistan to France. United Nations Publications. ISBN 9789211513516.
  3. "Abortion in Africa". Guttmacher Institute. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  4. Okeowo, Alexis. "Africa's Abortion Wars". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  5. Sengupta, Somini (2017-01-23). "Trump Revives Ban on Foreign Aid to Groups That Give Abortion Counseling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  6. Koran, Laura; Masters, James (23 January 2017). "Trump reverses abortion policy for aid to NGOs". CNN. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  7. "Eight countries sign up to counter Trump's global anti-abortion move". Reuters. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-02-23.


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