TAG: abortion
Abortion Struggles: More gains than losses
By Sonia Corrêa* When 2007 begun, abortion rights advocates worldwide were, on the one hand, deeply regretting the abolition of the therapeutic abortion clause from the Nicaraguan Penal Code, on the other commemorating the decision of the Colombian Constitutional Court that make abortion legal and accessible in the cases of rape, grave fetal abnormality, women’s […]
Read moreUruguay: perspectivas del aborto
Alejandra López* La ley finalmente promulgada por el Poder Ejecutivo, Ley Nº 18.426, del 1º de diciembre de 2008, se modificó sustantivamente en su alcance, contenidos y propósitos, al no incluir la despenalización del aborto, que era el objetivo original de este proyecto y de todas las anteriores iniciativas legislativas anteriores. Las observaciones establecidas por […]
Read moreUruguay: Perspectives on the abortion front
Alejandra López Gómez* The Reproductive Health Policy Law (Law 18.426), finally promulgated by the Executive in Uruguay on November 20th, 2008, was substantially different in scope, content and purpose than the original version of the provision, as it does include the decriminalization of abortion, which, in fact, was the initial objective of the law approved […]
Read moreStigma Makes People Reluctant to Tell Loved Ones About Their Abortions, Says Study
Read Reality Check‘s article about study that points how stigma makes people reluctant to share with loved ones their abortions. Click here.
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