Abortion in Cape Verde has been legal upon request prior to 12 weeks

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since 1986. After 12 weeks, a woman in

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can obtain a legal

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if the pregnancy poses a risk to her physical or mental health or if the fetus is impaired. Cape Verde is one of only five countries in Africa to permit elective abortions, alongside

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and

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Mexico City policy

On January 23, 2017,

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reinstated the Mexico City policy, a gag order that bans funding to American NGOs who perform, promote, or mention abortion as a

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

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References

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