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Efectos de corto plazo de la ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo en Uruguay sobre los nacimientos

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  • José-Ignacio Antón

    (Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria))

  • Zuleika Ferre

    (Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República)

  • Patricia Triunfo

    (Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República)

Abstract

En el año 2012 Uruguay introdujo un cambio normativo que permite la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo dentro de las primeras 12 semanas de gestación, en el caso de seguir cierto protocolo. Evaluamos el impacto de dicho cambio normativo en la cantidad y calidad de los nacimientos en el corto plazo. Usamos una metodología de diferencia-en-diferencias, el registro administrativo de todos los nacimientos ocurridos en el país entre 2010 y 2014, y una estrategia de identificación novedosa, basada en la condición de planificación de los embarazos. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que la despenalización del aborto redujo en un 11% el número de nacimientos de las madres entre 20 y 34 años con educación secundaria. A su vez, para estas madres se observa una mejora en los controles prenatales y en el apgar de los recién nacidos.

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  • José-Ignacio Antón & Zuleika Ferre & Patricia Triunfo, 2016. "Efectos de corto plazo de la ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo en Uruguay sobre los nacimientos," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 0216, Department of Economics - dECON.
    • Handle: RePEc:ude:wpaper:0216
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    Keywords

    aborto; Uruguay; fecundidad; diferencia en diferencias;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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