title: Abortion legislation, 31 December 1986.
abstract: This law provides that termination of pregnancy is permitted with the consent of the woman, in a hospital, and with medical assistance a) during the first twelve weeks of gestation; and b) anytime during the pregnancy 1) if continuation of the pregnancy would involve the risk of the death of the woman or serious and permanent injury to her health both physical and mental; 2) in order to prevent the probable transmission to the fetus of a serious hereditary or contagious illness; or 3) in order to prevent the newly-born suffering from serious physical defects or mental disturbances.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D009358:Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; D003906:Developing Countries; D004194:Disease; D005193:Family Planning Services; D007878:Legislation as Topic
keywords: Abortion Law; Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Abortion, Therapeutic--legal aspects; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Cape Verde; Congenital Abnormalities--legal aspects; Developing Countries; Diseases; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Laws And Statutes; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; Portuguese Speaking Africa; Western Africa