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LAWS AND POLICIES BY COUNTRY Click on the to see all available laws for countries in these regions. All documents are PDF files. Africa Benin (FGM Law, 2003) Ethiopia (Constitution, 1994) Ethiopia (Safe Abortion Guidelines, 2006) Ghana (Criminal Code Amendment, 1994) Guinea (Medical Ethics Code, 1996) Kenya (Guidelines for Medical Treatment of Sexual Violence Victims, 2004) Mali (Program Against FGM, 2002) Mali (Reproductive Health Law, 2002) Morocco (Family Code, 2004) [French] Morocco (Family Code, 2004) [Arabic] Namibia (HIV/AIDS Charter of Rights, 2000) Nigeria (National Curriculum on Family Life and HIV Education, 2003) South Africa (Constitution, 1996) South Africa (Abortion Law, 1996) South Africa (Population Policy, 1998) South Africa (Regulations on Same-Sex Partnerships, 2004) Togo (FGM Law, 1998) Tunisia (Penal Code Amendment, 2004) Uganda (Constitution, 1995) Asia Bangladesh (Plan of Action Against Child Sexual abuse, 2002) India (Population Policy, 2000) India (AIDS Prevention Policy, 2002) Nepal (Adolescent Health and Development Policy, 2000) Nepal (National Legal Code, 2002) Philippines (AIDS Prevention Law and Control Law, 1998) Philippines (Child Labor Law, 2003) Philippines (Anti-trafficking Law, 2003) Sri Lanka (Sexual Harassment Law, 1998) Turkey (Civil Code, 2001) Vietnam (Reproductive Health Care Guidelines, 2004) Europe France (Emergency Contraception Law, 2000) France (Abortion Law, 2001) France (Emergency Contraception Decree, 2002) Italy (Immigration Law, 1998) Slovakia (Informed Consent Law, 2004) Spain (Marriage Law, 2005) United Kingdom (Child Protection Law, 1989) United Kingdom (Guidelines for Doctors Treating Adolescents, 2004) United Kingdom (Guidelines for Child Welfare Personnel, 1989) Latin America and Caribbean Argentina (Public Health Resolution, 2003) Bolivia (Family Code Decree, 1998) Bolivia (Universal Maternal and Child Insurance, 2002) Brazil (Distribution of HIV/AIDS Medications Alaw, 1996) Colombia (Penal Code Reform, 2002) Costa Rica (Reproductive Health Regulation, 1992) Ecuador (Constitution, 1998) El Salvador (Family Violence Law, 2004) Guatemala (Civil Code Reform, 1998) Guatemala (Family Planning Law, 2006) Mexico (Penal Code Reform, 2000) Mexico (Abortion Regulations, 2002) Mexico (Family Planning Regulation, 2004) Mexico (Public Health Code Reform, 2004) Panama (Law on Health and Educaiton of Pregnant Adolescents, 2002)

LAWS AND POLICIES BY TOPIC Click on the to see laws for each topic. All documents are PDF files. Safe Pregnancy and Childbirth Argentina (2003) Bangladesh (2002) Bolivia (2002) Mali (2002) Contraception Canada (2005) Costa Rica (1999) Guatemala (2006) Kenya (2004) Mexico (2004) Slovakia (2004) Abortion Ethiopia (2006) France (2001) Mexico (2000) Mexico (2002) Mexico (2004) Nepal (2002) South Africa (1996) South Africa (1996 (2)) Vietnam (2004) Female Genital Mutilation Benin (2003) Ethiopia (1994) Ghana (1994) Guinea (1996) Mali (2002) Togo (1998) Uganda (1995) United Kingdom (1989) United Kingdom (2006) HIV/AIDS Brazil (1996) India (2002) Namibia (2000) Philippines (1998) Marriage Rights Bolivia (1988) Guatemala (1998) Morocco (2004) South Africa (2004) Spain (2005) Turkey (2001) Violence against Women Colombia (2000) El Salvador (2004) Italy (1998) The Philippines (2003) Sri Lanka (1998) Tunisia (2004) Population Policies Ecuador (1998) India (2000) South Africa (1998) Adolescents' Rights Bangladesh (2002) Nepal (2000) France (2000) France (2002) Nigeria (2003) Panama (2002) The Philippines (2003) United Kingdom (2004)