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          1. Bolivia's Human Rights Ombudswoman Nadia Cruz issued a report on the state of abortion access in Bolivia. defensoria.gob.bo/noticias/defensoria-del-pueblo-presenta-en-foro-latinoamericano-la-situacion-de-la-interrupcion-legal-del-embarazo-en-bolivia
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          Abortion remains largely illegal in Bolivia, but women who meet the legal bases for abortion also face roadblocks at every turn, the report finds. full report here: defensoria.gob.bo/uploads/files/situacion-de-la-interrupcion-legal-del-embarazo-como-derecho-humano-de-las-mujeres.pdf
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        In 2014, the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal found that women who had been raped do not need judicial permission to get an abortion, but clinics still demand them.
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      The same TCP judgment urged the Legislature to "develop norms that guarantee the exercise and sexual and reproductive rights" that would lead to a partial liberalization of abortion laws and reduce the number of clandestine abortions.
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    Per the new report, 13% of maternal mortality in Bolivia happens via largely clandestine abortions. It's the #3 cause of maternal death.
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      In 2017, the MAS-IPSP-led legislature passed a mild decriminalization of some abortions: woborders.blog/2017/12/11/bolivia-abortion-outbursts/ This was reversed in January 2018: woborders.blog/2018/03/03/abortion-law-reversed/
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        Then-President Evo Morales signed the full repeal of the Criminal Code amendments in an unusual ceremony in which he did not speak a word.