Laws on Abortion
Wikipedia defines abortion as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before viability . An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is often called a miscarriage , or it can be purposely induced . The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion ). This picture is taken from this site http://www.advocatesoflife.com/graphicabortionimages.htm In the Philippines, abortion is penalized under the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines. It is not legal and therefore any person who promotes this act shall be penalized. Based on the Revised Penal Code, the criminal act of abortion may be termed as INTENTIONAL or UNINTENTIONAL ABORTION. Article 256 of the Revised Penal Code states the penalty for any person committing an intentional abortio...