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Marriage and Family Life

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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    III. The social security system covers assistance for the following reasons: sickness, epidemics and catastrophic diseases; maternity or paternity; professional and work risks, and risks in farm labor; disability and special necessities; unemployment and loss of employment; being an orphan, crippled, widowed, of old age, and death; housing, family allowances and other social reasons.
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    V. Women have the right to a safe maternity, with an inter-cultural practice and vision; they shall enjoy the special assistance and protection of the State during pregnancy and birth and in the prenatal and postnatal periods.
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    III. El régimen de seguridad social cubre atención por enfermedad, epidemias y enfermedades catastróficas; maternidad y paternidad; riesgos profesionales, laborales y riesgos por labores de campo; discapacidad y necesidades especiales; desempleo y pérdida de empleo; orfandad, invalidez, viudez, vejez y muerte; vivienda, asignaciones familiares y otras previsiones sociales.
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    V. Las mujeres tienen derecho a la maternidad segura, con una visión y práctica intercultural; gozarán de especial asistencia y protección del Estado durante el embarazo, parto y en los periodos prenatal y posnatal.
    ... (Art. 45)

Marriage and Family Life

Paraguay
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    The State recognizes the right of persons to freely and responsibly decide the number and the frequency of the birth of their children, as well as to receive, in coordination with the pertinent organs[,] education, scientific orientation, and adequate services in the matter.
    Special plans of reproductive health and maternal-child health [care] for people of scarce resources will be established. (Art. 61)
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    El Estado reconoce el derecho de las personas a decidir libre y responsablemente el número y la frecuencia del nacimiento de sus hijos, así como a recibir, en coordinación con los organismos pertinentes educación, orientación científica y servicios adecuados, en la materia.
    Se establecerán planes especiales de salud reproductiva y salud materno infantil para la población de escasos recursos. (Art. 61)

Marriage and Family Life

Brazil
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    The family, which is the foundation of society, shall enjoy special protection from the State.
    Paragraph 1. Marriage is civil and the marriage ceremony is free of charge.
    Paragraph 2. Religious marriage has civil effects, in accordance with the law.
    Paragraph 3. For purposes of protection by the State, the stable union between a man and a woman is recognized as a family entity, and the law shall facilitate the conversion of such entity into marriage.
    Paragraph 4. The community formed by either parent and their descendants is also considered as a family entity.
    Paragraph 5. The rights and the duties of marital society shall be exercised equally by the man and the woman.
    Paragraph 6. Civil marriage may be dissolved by divorce.
    Paragraph 7. Based on the principles of human dignity and responsible parenthood, family planning is a free choice of the couple, it being within the competence of the State to provide educational and scientific resources for the exercise of this right, any coercion by official or private agencies being forbidden.
    Paragraph 8. The State shall ensure assistance to the family in the person of each of its members, creating mechanisms to suppress violence within the family. (Art. 226)

  • Portuguese

    A família, base da sociedade, tem especial proteção do Estado.
    § 1º O casamento é civil e gratuita a celebração.
    § 2º O casamento religioso tem efeito civil, nos termos da lei.
    § 3º Para efeito da proteção do Estado, é reconhecida a união estável entre o homem e a mulher como entidade familiar, devendo a lei facilitar sua conversão em casamento.
    § 4º Entende-se, também, como entidade familiar a comunidade formada por qualquer dos pais e seus descendentes.
    § 5º Os direitos e deveres referentes à sociedade conjugal são exercidos igualmente pelo homem e pela mulher.
    § 6º O casamento civil pode ser dissolvido pelo divórcio.
    § 7º Fundado nos princípios da dignidade da pessoa humana e da paternidade responsável, o planejamento familiar é livre decisão do casal, competindo ao Estado propiciar recursos educacionais e científicos para o exercício desse direito, vedada qualquer forma coercitiva por parte de instituições oficiais ou privadas.
    § 8º O Estado assegurará a assistência à família na pessoa de cada um dos que a integram, criando mecanismos para coibir a violência no âmbito de suas relações. (Art. 226)

Marriage and Family Life

Saint Lucia
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    (1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Court of Appeal to Her Majesty in Council as of right in the following cases—
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    (b) final decisions in proceedings for dissolution or nullity of marriage;
    … (Sec. 108)

Marriage and Family Life

Costa Rica
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    The parents have the same obligations to their children born out of the marriage as to those born in it.
    All persons have the right to know who their parents are, in accordance with the law. (Art. 53)
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    Los padres tienen con sus hijos habidos fuera del matrimonio las mismas obligaciones que con los nacidos en él.
    Toda persona tiene derecho a saber quiénes son sus padres, conforme a la ley. (Art. 53)

Marriage and Family Life

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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    Every person is entitled to protection of his or her honor, private life, intimacy, self-image, confidentiality and reputation.
    The use of electronic information shall be restricted by law in order to guarantee the personal and family intimacy and honor of citizens and the full exercise of their rights. (Art. 60)
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    Toda persona tiene derecho a la protección de su honor, vida privada, intimidad, propia imagen, confidencialidad y reputación.
    La ley limitará el uso de la informática para garantizar el honor y la intimidad personal y familiar de los ciudadanos y ciudadanas y el pleno ejercicio de sus derechos. (Art. 60)

Marriage and Family Life

Ecuador
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    Mothers and fathers or their representatives shall be at liberty to choose for their daughters and sons an education that is in line with their principles, beliefs, and pedagogical options. (Art. 29)
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    Las madres y padres o sus representantes tendrán la libertad de escoger para sus hijas e hijos una educación acorde con sus principios, creencias y opciones pedagógicas. (Art. 29)

Marriage and Family Life

El Salvador
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    The family is the fundamental basis of the society and [it] will have the protection of the State, which will dictate the necessary legislation and create the appropriate organs and services for its integration, well being and [its] social, cultural, and economic development.
    The legal foundation of the family is marriage and it rests on the juridical equality of the spouses.
    The State shall encourage [fomentará] marriage; but the lack of this will not affect the enjoyment of the rights established in favor of the family. (Art. 32)
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    La familia es la base fundamental de la sociedad y tendrá la protección del Estado, quien dictará la legislación necesaria y creará los organismos y servicios apropiados para su integración, bienestar y desarrollo social, cultural y económico.
    El fundamento legal de la familia es el matrimonio y descansa en la igualdad jurídica de los cónyuges.
    El Estado fomentará el matrimonio; pero la falta de éste no afectará el goce de los derechos que se establezcan en favor de la familia. (Art. 32)

Marriage and Family Life

Guatemala
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    The actions against alcoholism, drug addiction, and other causes of family disintegration[,] are declared to be of social interest. The State must take the adequate measures of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation to make said actions effective, for the well being of the individual, the family, and the society. (Art. 56)
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    Se declara de interés social, las acciones contra el alcoholismo, la drogadicción y otras causas de desintegración familiar. El Estado deberá tomar las medidas de prevención, trata miento y rehabilitación adecuadas para hacer efectivas dichas acciones, por el bienestar del individuo, la familia y la sociedad. (Art. 56)

Marriage and Family Life

Honduras
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    Investigation of paternity is authorized. The procedure shall be determined by law. (Art. 115)
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    Se autoriza la investigación de la paternidad. La Ley determinará el procedimiento. (Art. 115)