 Critics say the bill would mean convicted rapists would spend shorter time behind bars than their victims, which is why the bill's author includes an increase in the rape penalty to 30 years. Abortion is currently only legal in Brazil in cases of rape, if there is a risk to the mother's life, or if the fetus has no functioning brain. For more health news, go to foxnewshealth.com. House Call for Health, I'm Anna Eliopoulos. Fox News.