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ABORTION LAW
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1. ABORTION LAW IN BELGIUM REMAINS STRICT. UNDER THE PENAL CODE BOTH THE PROCURER AND THE WOMAN CONCERNED ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE. BELGIAN WOMEN WISHING TO HAVE ABORTION TEND TO TRAVEL TO HOLLAND OR SWITZERLAND, WHERE LEGISLATION IS LESS STRINGENT.
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2. MEDICAL PRACTICE IS GENERALLY IN ADVANCE OF WHAT THE LAW PERMITS. THE MAJORITY OF CASES EG. WHERE THE HEALTH OF THE MOTHER IS AT RISK OR THE BIRTH OF A SEVERELY HANDICAPPED CHILD IS LIKELY, NEVER REACH THE COURTS.
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