Sexual Reproductive Rights
Women in Brazil could not get abortion for it illegal in Brazil. Exceptions for abortions of rape or when the mother's life is in danger and she had no other choice but to get rid of the child Though abortions are against the law, it is estimated that over one million abortions are performed in Brazil each year, though data on abortion incidence is not systemically collected. Over two hundred thousand women are treated for abortion complications each year in Brazilian hospitals.If a women decided to perform an abortion on herself, she would suffer dearly.The punishment for a woman performing an abortion on herself or consenting to an abortion is one to three years of imprisonment. The punishment for those performing abortions is one to four years of imprisonment, and this number increases by one-third if harm is caused to the women or one-half if the abortion leads to the death of the woman.