Abortion and its consequences. 1.1 What is the issue of abortion to the people? What say the churches: the Catholic Church takes a firm stand against abortion and teaches that life begins at conception. Some priests who are involved in the policy calling for the Pope to excomulgue to Catholic politicians who are in favor of abortion. However, many Catholics defend abortion and are calling for a liberalization. The Catholic Church in El Salvador is totally against abortion. The Presbyterian Church USA said that 46% of their pastors "does not believe that the Bible teaches that abortion is evil". The official position of this Church is discreet. The sixteenth General Synod of the United Church of Christ decided that 'supports the right of men and women to have adequate services for family planning and to count among its options with the legal abortion practiced by qualified professionals'. The Evangelical Lutheran Church said that abortion "should be seen as a last resort"; of all forms, refuses to qualify the abortion of "sin" or to say that "life begins at conception.

UN calls on El Salvador delete absolute criminalization of abortion and repeal amnesty law.<br>The United Nations Human Rights Committee requested in October 2010 El Salvador that the Southern Baptist Assembly is firmly pro-life. But the United States Baptist Church says: "are divided in terms of the particular policy of the Church to the State regarding abortion. "Therefore, we recognize the freedom that every individual has to advocate a public policy on abortion that reflects their own beliefs".<br>Judaism is divided. The Orthodox branch takes a largely pro-life stance, while the reformed branch and the conservative movement are largely in favor of abortion.<br>Islam allows abortion for any reason during the first forty days of life, but since then permitting only if the pregnancy poses a danger to the life of the mother. The Hadith says that the fetus is "forty days in the form of a seed, then it is a blood clot during a similar period, then becomes a piece of meat for a similar period, later [...] We send you the angel who insufflates her the breath of life".<br>Shinto does not adopt any official position on the matter, but that leaves the decision of each one.<br>Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs teach a doctrine of general respect for life. But don't wrap in debates over the issue of abortion, because they believe in reincarnation; According to them, abortion does more than send the not-born creature to another life.

decriminalize abortion and to stop prosecution women who interrupt their pregnancies.<br>"El Salvador must take action to prevent that women who attend public hospitals are reported by medical personnel or administrative for the crime of abortion. Also insofar not be revised existing legislation, the State should suspend incriminating against women for the crime of abortion", reads the text of the Committee.<br>Currently, the Salvadoran Penal Code punishes with sentences of between 2 and 8 years "that provocare an abortion with the consent of the woman or women which provocare her own abortion or consintiere else practicare it".<br>In theory, in El Salvador cannot be any type of abortion, not even the therapeutic or one in which it relies reasons ethical, as the product of rape pregnancies. There are even cases in which a woman who alleges having suffered a miscarriage is processed by the authorities.<br>The legislature reformed the Constitution of the Republic, in 1997 to establish the existence of a human being is understood from the moment of conception.<br>For the Agency, which monitors compliance with the International Covenant on civil rights and political, El Salvador must adapt their legislation to the international standard in relation to the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, since, for example, the presumption of innocence is violated when considering any type of abortion crime.

The Committee's decision comes two months after President Mauricio Funes declared publicly that the promotion of the decriminalization of abortion is not an issue that was in his Government agenda. "I have not given any order for the revision of this law. The

Assembly should review the laws", said Funes on 25 August, Debunking the position as the Director of the Institute of women (Isdemu), Julia Evelyn Martínez, who expressed the commitment of El Salvador to review such legislation in the Brasilia consensus, held in July this year.<br>The lawsuit in the Funes Government for unauthorized statement from Director of Isdemu rose a debate between conservative organizations, supported by the Catholic Church, who defend the absolute criminalization of abortion, and feminist organizations requiring a review of the rules.<br>In the legislature, however, no political party demanded nothing in this regard, despite the controversy. The last event referred to the issue in the Parliament took place on the eve of the presidential election, when the Foundation to life (against abortion) did that all political parties, including members of the FMLN and the current Vice President, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, sign a book in which are embodied a "commitment to life".

Always on issues related to the integrity of women, the Committee denounced "the persistence of stereotypes and prejudices about the role of women in society", that allows that, in practice, are recorded high levels of physical and sexual violence against women.<br>"The State must investigate with all the means at its disposal acts of violence against women, and especially to clarify the cases of murders of women, identifying those responsible, bringing justice them and by imposing appropriate sanctions", raises the resolution.<br>2.0 abortion seen in last three decades.<br>In the last three decades, the abortion debate has been described as a conflict of rights: on the one hand human rights of the unborn, and the reproductive rights of women.<br>Induced abortion legislation has undergone changes in almost all countries, with a general trend becoming less restrictive. Some countries that previously only allowed abortion when it was necessary to save the woman's life, have changed their framework legal to include eugenic, economic or social grounds and so on. Currently almost two thirds of the world's population lives in countries whose legislation admits abortion for various reasons, including the request of the woman; While a small group of countries that make up 3% of the world's population forbid it without admitting any cause of exception.<br>A report of the World Health Organization considers that despite the significant increase of use of contraception in the last three decades, it is estimated that 50-60 million abortions take place annually, about half in unsafe circumstances.<br>At this time also born foundations like Yes to it, and the Choose Life project, funada in the 90's, which, among other things, are against abortion.

areas of the world where legal abortion is practiced<br>Abortion is legal in 117 countries, comprising 74 per cent of the world population, and is allowed in three situations:<br>v fully legal: in 50 countries.<br>v Legal basis causes: in 14 countries.<br>v in selected cases: in 53 countries.<br>It is difficult to collect exact figures, as the majority of Governments do not keep a record meticulously the number of abortions that are performed. And in places where abortion is illegal, or are only allowed in certain circumstances, only researchers can venture approximate figures. Anyway, the world situation with regard to abortion is, more or less, as follows:<br>United States abortion is the second most common surgery, after tonsillectomy. More than one and half million abortions a year are performed. The vast majority of women, four in five, are not married. Single women interrupted two times more pregnancies which carried to term, while, on average, married women carried to term ten times more pregnancies which interrupted.<br>In Latin America, abortion is illegal, except Cuba and Puerto Rico. In other countries, abortion is punitive damages

unless the doctor gives his permission to put in risk the physical integrity of the mother, by disease of the fetus, rape or precarious socio-economic status.

Why is it important to be interested in the issue of abortion?<br>Die every year between 50 million and 60 million not born as a result of abortions. Are you able to assimilate such number? It would be like to wipe off the map the entire population of the Hawaiian Islands every week.<br>In Salvadoran society religion considers abortion as a sin. The Salvadoran law protects a woman who has been in gestation against their will, as in the case of a violent rape or transmission of incurable diseases like HIV.<br>3.1 main hypothesis.<br>Crime, poverty and inconvenience engenders male rapists, the result of a rape produces a pregnancy, pregnancy begets a new human being, this new human being is considered a guest not desired in the home of affected women, to avoid this consequence women aborted

The importance that women know their rights, the consequences of abortion and the options.<br> <br>3.2.1. the consequences<br>In all cases, the decision to terminate a pregnancy is difficult to take and tends to be very painful. Now, is it a solution without consequences?<br>A survey of 2004 attended by 331 Russian and 217 American revealed that about half felt remorse after abortions. Guilt was to almost fifty percent of all Russians and about eighty per cent of the United States. More than sixty percent of the latter were unable to forgive. Then, if guilt is so widespread, even among those who are not considered religious, why resort to abortion so many women?<br>In many cases is due to the strong social pressure. Parents, fellow or well-meaning friends might recommend abortion as the lesser evil, which can lead to a hasty and ill-informed decision. "However, once it has passed the stress of decision and surgical intervention, cognitive ability of women back to normal, which usually generate feelings of deep guilt, sadness and remorse", explains Dr. Priscilla Coleman, an expert in psychological risks associated with abortion.