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Table 1 Statements considered as correct or incorrect according to the current law (percentages)

From: Health care providers’ opinions on abortion: a study for the implementation of the legal abortion public policy in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina

 

Correct

Incorrect

Unsure/no response

Total

The Penal Code permits abortion in case of risk to woman’s life

79.7

8.2

12.0

100

The Penal Code permits abortion in case of rape of a woman with a a mental disability

75.9

13.3

10.8

100

The Penal Code permits abortion in case of risk to woman’s physical health

47.5

31.6

20.9

100

The Penal Code permits abortion in case of risk to woman’s mental health

19.6

56.3

24.1

100

The Penal Code permits abortion for any woman who has been raped

16.5

64.6

19.0

100