Abortion in Chile

In Chile, all types of abortion are illegal, including therapeutic ones.

To avoid legal problems, desperate women may attempt to force a septic abortion, and when derived to the hospital, the abortion is completed without issues, but at risk of their health.

The illegality of therapeutic abortion extends to cases of tubal or ectopic pregnancy. Although embryos implanted in the fallopian tube cannot survive, the law requires waiting until the final stage of pregnancy before termination, risking the mothers's health and raising the probability of the loss of a fallopian tube.

The topic has not yet been discussed in the Senate of Chile since the introduction of the law.