2016
DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2016.334.2573
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Hospitalizaciones y muertes por aborto clandestino en Perú: ¿Qué dicen los números?

Abstract: Sr. Editor. El aborto inseguro es definido como el procedimiento para terminar la gestación realizado por personas que no poseen las competencias necesarias o en un ambiente sin los mínimos estándares médicos (1) . El aborto inseguro es considerado una pandemia prevenible que afecta en mayor medida a países que presentan restricciones legales al respecto (2) . En Perú, un país en el que se penaliza el aborto, muchas mujeres se someten de manera clandestina a una serie de procedimientos que acarrean un gran núm… Show more

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“…In Peru over 300,000 women undergo clandestine abortion procedures each year (Taype‐Rondan and Merino‐Garcia, 2016). While therapeutic abortion has been legal since 1924 if there is ‘a threat to the life or health of the woman’ (Código Penal, 1924), doctors are reluctant to perform these procedures, rendering them effectively illegal.…”
Section: Political Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Peru over 300,000 women undergo clandestine abortion procedures each year (Taype‐Rondan and Merino‐Garcia, 2016). While therapeutic abortion has been legal since 1924 if there is ‘a threat to the life or health of the woman’ (Código Penal, 1924), doctors are reluctant to perform these procedures, rendering them effectively illegal.…”
Section: Political Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En lo biológico: inmadurez de las estructuras pélvicas y del sistema reproductor en general.1 También en lo económico, abandono de los estudios y poca posibilidad de trabajar. [3][4][5] Según el Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, el embarazo adolescente en el Perú se ha incrementado: área urbana (10,2%) y área rural (21,5 %). El código penal del Perú, prohíbe el aborto, salvo cuando la vida de la madre está en peligro.…”
Section: Aborto En Adolescentesunclassified
“…However, these circumstances are exceptional and Peru has one of the most restrictive abortion frameworks in Latin America ( Motta and Salazar 2019 ). Despite being highly restricted, Peru has an abortion rate higher than many countries where abortion is legal ( Bernabé Ortiz et al 2009 ), with dire health consequences that manifest in high rates of hospitalizations and maternal deaths from unsafe procedures ( Taype and Merino 2016 ). Since 1997 it has been a criminal act for health professionals to not report a suspected abortion to the authorities, making the emergency room of public hospitals the departure point for the legal prosecution of women ( Rousseau 2007 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%