However, unlike the U.S., Nicaragua does not authorize this action under the following conditions: to preserve physical or mental health, rape or incest, fetal impairment, economic or social reasons, and available requests, whereas the U.S. accepts some of these cases. During the 1960’s, family planning services in Nicaragua were limited and promoted through non-governmental organizations until the media had exposed the hospital at Managua, for conducting illegal abortions due to the increasing number of deaths caused by this activity. Since then, the government of Nicaragua took control over the family planning services and that such activities must directly go through public-health facilities to protect the women from risking their lives in terminating their
However, unlike the U.S., Nicaragua does not authorize this action under the following conditions: to preserve physical or mental health, rape or incest, fetal impairment, economic or social reasons, and available requests, whereas the U.S. accepts some of these cases. During the 1960’s, family planning services in Nicaragua were limited and promoted through non-governmental organizations until the media had exposed the hospital at Managua, for conducting illegal abortions due to the increasing number of deaths caused by this activity. Since then, the government of Nicaragua took control over the family planning services and that such activities must directly go through public-health facilities to protect the women from risking their lives in terminating their