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Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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Secularism
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Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Unions
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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Comprehensive Sexuality Education
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
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Youth Friendly Services
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Abortion
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Maternal Mortality Prevention
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Compassionate Delivery
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HIV/Aids
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Specialized Services for Gender Based Violence
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Accountability
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Does the legal framework (constitution, national laws, local laws, penal code) permit access to surgical and/or medical abortion on demand (without legal restrictions as to reason)?
Yes, in the whole country
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay Artículo 2º (Ley IVE). (Despenalización).- La interrupción voluntaria del embarazo no será penalizada y en consecuencia no serán aplicables los artículos 325 y 325 bis del Código Penal, para el caso que la mujer cumpla con los requisitos que se establecen en los artículos siguientes y se realice durante las primeras doce semanas de gravidez
Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012 https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/375-2012
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Are there individuals (women, physicians, etc.) currently in prison due to abortion-related sentences?
No
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay Es legal
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Does the legal framework allow health institutions to exercise the right to conscientious objection in relation to abortion?
Yes but, institutions have a legal obligation to refer women to another service provider and/or it does not apply to public institutions
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay cap. 2 art. 10
Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012 art.21
Ordenanza y doc tecnico IVE Anexo I
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Does the legal framework allow individuals to exercise the right to conscientious objection in relation to abortion?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay Cap. 2 Art. 11
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The staff member wishing to exercise their right to conscientious objection in regards to provision of abortion services must follow a formal procedure in order to be considered a conscientious objector
Medical staff members exercising their right to conscientious objection are required to give a referral to a non-objector professional within the same institution or to an appropriate service
Conscientious objection cannot be exercised when the woman's life is at risk
open/closeDocument Notes Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012 art.28 y 29
Ordenanza y doc tecnico IVE Procedimiento - pag 4 La objeción de conciencia debe ser presentada por escrito ante la Dirección Técnica detodas las Instituciones donde el objetor preste servicios, sea en calidad de titular o desuplente, en forma previa a la realización de la consulta por una usuaria. La misma debecontener su declaración de objeción, donde deberá identificar en forma expresa lasetapas (IVE 1, 2 y/o 3) en las que se abstiene de intervenir, conforme a un formulariopre-impreso elaborado por el MSP
derivacion - pag 5 El médico objetor de conciencia debe informar a la usuaria que es objetor de concienciay derivarla personalmente, identificando al médico que efectivamente le brindará laatención en forma inmediata. Estas actuaciones deberán registrarse en la historia clínicade la usuaria.Los prestadores deben garantizar a las usuarias el acceso al procedimiento deinterrupción voluntaria del embarazo, garantizándole a las mismas que la primeraconsulta con un médico no objetor se realice en forma inmediata al inicio del proceso,coordinándole la atención con el equipo interdisciplinario dentro de los plazosestablecidos por la ley
riesgo de vida -pag 4 No se podrá declarar objeción de conciencia cuando la interrupción del embarazoresulte un grave riesgo para la salud o vida de la mujer.
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Are there specific regulations that establish guidelines to ensure access to legal abortion? (These may include public policies, laws, protocols, guidelines, or a set of standards issued by the ministry.)
National
open/closeDocument Notes Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012 REGLAMENTACION DE LA LEY SOBRE INTERRUPCION VOLUNTARIA DEL EMBARAZO. LEY DEL ABORTO
Ordenanza y doc tecnico IVE El documento tecnico establece procesos generales. El manual actualizado estara pronto a la publicacion en los proximos meses
MANUAL DE PROCEDIMIENTOS PARA EL MANEJO SANITARIO DE LA INTERRUPCION VOLUNTARIA DEL EMBARAZO (IVE) http://www.msp.gub.uy/sites/default/files/archivos_adjuntos/MANUAL%20DE%20PROCEDIMIENTOS%20IVE.%201%20dic%202016.pdf
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Do official laws and protocols stipulate that professional secrecy must be maintained in relation to legal abortion?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay art 5 Garantizar la confidencialidad de la identidad de la mujer y de todo lo manifestado en las consultas previstas en el artículo 3º de esta ley, así como de todos los datos anotados en su historia clínica, aplicándose en lo pertinente las disposiciones de la Ley Nº 18.331, de 11 de agosto de 2008
Ley 18426 Defensa DSyDR Uruguay cap.1 art.2
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Do official laws and protocols stipulate a maximum amount of time that can elapse from the time a woman requests the service until the provider offers it so that the delay will not become a barrier to access?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012 art. 2, 4 y 8
Ordenanza y doc tecnico IVE 6 dias
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In cases of legal abortion, do official laws and protocols require a mandatory period of reflection for the woman requesting a legal termination of pregnancy?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay art.3
Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012 art.8
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At what point in the pregnancy care pathway is the legal abortion option offered?
When the woman states that it's an unwanted pregnancy
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay Es interrupcion voluntaria.
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Are the Ministry of Health and its staff obliged to provide complete and science-based information on abortion?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012 Ordenanza y doc tecnico IVE pagina 6 1.2. Respecto al proceso de orientación de la usuaria que solicita IVE.
Ley 18426 Defensa DSyDR Uruguay Decreto Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (182/2010)
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Do official laws and protocols stipulate that professional secrecy must be maintained in relation to legal abortion?
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Official laws and protocols add barriers to access by stipulating that the action or intervention of the following actors is necessary for a legal abortion to occur:
Health personnel
Other actors, multiple opinions, or a requirements for high structural standards of health facilities (ex: allowed in hospital or surgical centers only)
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay equipo multidisciplinario
Ordenanza y doc tecnico IVE pag 6 - debe reunirse de manera simultanea
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Debe reunirse un equipo multidiscplinario con tres especialistas de manera simultánea y pasar por varias consultas antes de acceder a la medicación. EL aborto no lo realizan los médicos. El procedimiento es medicamentoso y ambulatorio
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What personnel is authorized to practice/prescribe abortion services?
ObGyns
open/closeDocument Notes Ley interrupcion legal emabrazo Uruguay se habla de medico ginecologo
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Is Misoprostol registered for obstetric indications?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Resolución 158/2006 Misoprostol -
Is Misoprostol included in the list of essential medicines?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Formulario Terapéutico de Medicamentos Capitulo XVII Fármacos ginecológicos
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Is there a sufficient supply of Misoprostol?
Yes, everywhere in the country
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Is Misoprostol included in the list of essential medicines?
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Is Mifepristone registered in the country?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Ordenanza Nº 73/2012 MSP Miso y Mife
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Do public hospitals provide safe abortion services?
Yes
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Through medical/pharmacological abortion
open/closeDocument Notes Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012
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Do public hospitals provide safe care for incomplete abortion?
Yes
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Are public legal abortion services free?
Yes (intervention, tests, and treatments)
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Is there a differentiated cost policy for women living in poverty?
Yes
open/closeDocument Notes Decreto reglamentario IVE 375/012
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In the last two years, has the federal government carried out media campaigns or government broadcast programs on the availability of legal abortion services?
There haven’t been any
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For these audiences:
There haven’t been any
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