Citation

Annu. Rev. Popul. Law 1988; 15: 37, 324-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Harvard Law School Library)

DOI

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PMID

12289548

Abstract

This document contains provisions of Panama's 1982 Penal Code. Chapter 2 describes the penalties for inflicting personal injuries that result in 20-30 days incapacitation. If the injury resulted in a permanent loss, such as the loss of the ability to procreate, the punishment is greater. Chapter 3 inflicts a punishment of one to three years imprisonment upon any woman found to induce her own abortion or to allow another person to perform her abortion. Various penalties (ranging from three to nearly 12 years) are given for inducing abortions in various circumstances. These penalties do not apply if the abortion is induced because the pregnancy resulted from rape or if the woman consented to the abortion because of the presence of a serious health risk to her life. Chapter 4 sets the penalty for abandonment of children or incapacitated individuals or failing to aid such individuals.

Language: en