The new measure allows abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy for urban adult women and 16 weeks for rural minors and adults
By Alexandra Valencia
Thu 17 Feb 2022
QUITO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ecuador's National Assembly on Thursday approved regulations to allow women and girls access to abortions in cases of rape, amid widespread debate about the issue in the mostly conservative country.
The vote comes after the Constitutional Court gave the green light for abortion in cases of rape last April and ordered legislators to speedily regulate the procedure.