It has been more than 45 years since the Bolivian Penal Code was approved and its article 266 states that a pregnancy can be legally terminated when it is the result of rape, statutory rape or incest. It also proceeds to avoid danger or risk to the life or health of the pregnant woman. In order for a legal abortion to be possible, the pregnant woman must have initiated a criminal action and a judge must authorize the practice. However, on February 5, 2014, the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) issued the Plurinational Constitutional Ruling (SCP) 0206/2014.
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