Abortion in Ecuador

Abortion in Ecuador is currently illegal except in case of the threat to life or health of the woman, or the result of the rape of a woman who is mentally handicapped or insane. The punishment for a woman who has an abortion is 1 to 5 years in prison and the punishment for a doctor or other person who performs the procedure is 2 to 5 years.1 References ^ http://www.womenonwaves.org/article-1572-en.html See also Abortion Abortion by country Abortion law v · d · eAbortion in South America Sovereign states Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela Dependencies and other territories Aruba · Bonaire · Curaçao · Falkland Islands · French Guiana · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands v · d · eAbortion Main topics Abortion · History of abortion · Methods of abortion · Abortion debate · Abortion by country · Abortion law Movements Pro-choice · Pro-life Issues Abortion and mental health · Beginning of human personhood · Beginning of pregnancy controversy · Abortion-breast cancer hypothesis · Anti-abortion violence · Birth control · Birth control sabotage · Crisis pregnancy center · Ethical aspects of abortion · Eugenics · Fetal rights · Genetics and abortion · Late-term abortion · Legalized abortion and crime effect · Libertarian perspectives on abortion · Limit of viability · Men's rights · Minors and abortion · One-child policy · Paternal rights and abortion · Philosophical aspects of the abortion debate · Reproductive rights · Self-induced abortion · Sex-selective abortion · Sidewalk counseling · Societal attitudes towards abortion · Unsafe abortion · Women's rights By country Albania · Andorra · Argentina · Australia · Bolivia · Brazil · Canada · Chile · China · Colombia · Czech Republic · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Finland · France · Germany · Guatemala · Guyana · Iceland · India · Iran · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Japan · Malta · Mexico · Namibia · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Norway · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Romania · Russia · Trinidad and Tobago · South Africa · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · United Kingdom · United States · Venezuela Law Case law · History of abortion law · Laws by country · Buffer zones · Conscience clauses · Fetal protection · Informed consent · Late-term restrictions · Parental involvement · Spousal consent Methods Vacuum aspiration · Dilation and evacuation · Dilation and curettage · Intact D&X · Hysterotomy · Instillation · Menstrual extraction · Mifepristone · Misoprostol · Unsafe abortion Religion Buddhism · Christianity · Hinduism · Islam · Judaism · Scientology Medicine portal WikiSource · Wikimedia Commons · Wikiquote · Wiktionary · Wikiversity