abortion. They are mainly concentrated in the Southwest and Metropolitan regions of the country, where abortion rates are the highest. However, the population in these areas is so dense that there are less health clinics per woman than there are in other areas of the country. Most areas in Guatemala have twelve to thirteen health clinics per one hundred thousand women, but in the Southwest and Metropolitan regions there are only seven facilities per one hundred thousand women. In some regions, the ratio is as low as four clinics per one hundred thousand women. On 15 March 2022, Congress decided not to proceed with a law that would have increased penalties for abortion (as well as prohibiting same-sex marriage and restricting speech about sexual topics in schools). President Alejandro Giammattei had said he would veto it. Role of religion Revisiting the abortion law and access to health clinics and contraception in Guatemala can be difficult, given the prominence of Catholicism in the country. In schools, there is little to no teaching on comprehensive sex education because of the influence of the Catholic Church. In 2009, it was estimated that 65-70% of the Guatemalan population was Catholic. Furthermore, the Catholic Church is very politically active. They participate in the Foro Guatemala, established in August 2001, that allows organizations and institutions to discuss issues of national importance. It provides a space for religious groups to voice views on abortion that influence the election and activities of politicians who are responsible for shaping Guatemalan law on abortion. Since the stance of the Catholic Church is conservative on abortion, Guatemala has strict abortion laws. Current legal status and punishment The law is divided into eight different articles numbered 133–140. The first article establishes Guatemala's legal definition of abortion as "the death of the product of conception at any time of pregnancy", while the rest address the imprisonment punishments associated with abortion. Article 134 states that "a woman who causes her abortion or consents to another person causing it, shall be punished with imprisonment of one to three years. If driven for reasons linked intimately to her state that produce undoubted psychic disturbance, the penalty shall be imprisonment of six months to two years". Article 135 concerns the role of consent in an abortion. If the woman consents to the abortion then the imprisonment term for the woman and the person who performs the procedure