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In addition, the law states that "account may be taken of the pregnant woman's actual or reasonably foreseeable environment", suggesting that abortions can be performed on socioeconomic grounds. Belize does not provide an explicit exception for pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest.
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Abortion in Belize is governed by sections 108–110 of the
Criminal Code (enacted December 1980). Abortion is considered a criminal offense except when performed by a registered medical practitioner under certain conditions. The sentence for performing an illegal abortion in Belize is life
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Due to legal restrictions against abortion, as well as its significant financial cost, illegal abortions are common in Belize, especially for low-income women. In 1998, an estimated one in seven maternal deaths in Belize were due to
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are from 1996. During that year, 2,603 abortions were reported, along with 6,678 live births. 5% of hospitalizations were due to abortion during that year, making it the fourth highest cause of hospitalization.
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Abortion is permitted under the following circumstances:
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703:Legalized abortion and crime effect
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733:Misinformation related to abortion
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648:Abortion-breast cancer hypothesis
60:To protect the life of the mother
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388:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
793:Termination for medical reasons
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748:Paternal rights and abortion
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1874:Abortion in Central America
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220:"Abortion Policy: Belize"
42:unsafe, illegal abortions
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658:Abortion under communism
508:Turks and Caicos Islands
1708:Dilation and evacuation
1657:Conscientious objection
1642:History of abortion law
668:Crisis pregnancy center
617:Anti-abortion movements
1713:Dilation and curettage
1677:Late-term restrictions
1197:Bosnia and Herzegovina
773:Sex-selective abortion
653:Anti-abortion violence
438:British Virgin Islands
129:Health in the Americas
1770:Self-induced abortion
768:Self-induced abortion
693:Genetics and abortion
589:Philosophical aspects
378:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1733:Menstrual extraction
1682:Parental involvement
1144:United Arab Emirates
758:Prenatal development
1864:Abortion by country
1743:Abortifacient drugs
1463:Trinidad and Tobago
778:Sidewalk counseling
763:Reproductive rights
728:Minors and abortion
393:Trinidad and Tobago
288:Antigua and Barbuda
1637:Constitutional law
1428:Dominican Republic
753:Post-abortion care
713:Limit of viability
698:Late-term abortion
328:Dominican Republic
104:Johnston's Archive
17:Abortion in Belize
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1703:Vacuum aspiration
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1869:Health in Belize
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