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Uruguay joins Cuba in offering abortion in Latin America : Most Latin American nations restrict abortion, while Chile and Nicaragua ban it outright, and few are likely to follow Uruguay's lead. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights last week asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

"Morality and Contentious Politics in Latin America: Abortion and ... : Title. Morality and Contentious Politics in Latin America : Abortion and LGBT Rights in Argentina and Mexico. Author. Ana P. Morgenstern, University of Miami ...

Abortion in Latin America Hours later, the Inter- American Court of Human Rights ordered that the government should give Beatriz's doctors access “without interference” to whatever measures were necessary to save her life. In this section. Stuck in the mud; Miscarriages of ...

Is Latin America losing its faith Inside Story Americas Al Jazeera ... : The Catholic church in Latin America is what I call an old lazy monopoly like ... both abortion and gay marriage is now legal in some parts of Latin America ...

Uruguay becomes third nation in Latin America to decriminalize abortion : “This law is a big step forward for women's rights in Uruguay. In a region where access to reproductive health services is highly restricted, the country's senate has taken a progressive stance to protect women's basic human rights . Now reproductive ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

... in the struggle for the human rights of women in Latin America. ... for women's rights and gender inequality ever to take place in Latin America. View article...

Abortion Rights Activists Have Made Strides in Latin America . Is a Backlash Coming? -  Latin American countries have some of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the world, and pregnancies in girls under 15 are increasing, according to a ...

For abortion rights advocates in the U.S., Latin America has long been a cautionary example: "The people dying from the abortion ban in El ... View article...

Child's pregnancy sets off abortion debate in Chile SANTIAGO, Chile -- The case of a pregnant 11-year old girl who was raped in Chile by her mother's partner has set off a national debate about abortion in one of the most socially-conservative countries in Latin America. Chileans were outraged on Friday ...

Abortion Bill fails in Argentina, but movement takes hold across Latin America - Ninety-seven per cent of Latin American women live in countries that ban abortion or allow it only in rare instances. Only Uruguay, Cuba, Guyana and ...

Some abortion rights advocates in the U.S. are seeking inspiration from their counterparts in Latin American countries where abortion access has ... View article...

Sex, Preaching, and Abortion : For example, the abortion rate is 29 per 1000 women of childbearing age in Africa and 32 per 1000 in Latin America —regions in which abortion is illegal under most circumstances in the majority of countries. The rate is 12 per 1000 in Western Europe, ...

11-year-old's pregnancy sets off Chile abortion debate SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - The case of a pregnant 11-year old girl who was raped in Chile by her mother's partner has set off a national debate about abortion in one of the most socially-conservative countries in Latin America. State TV reported that the ...

... facts about abortion has become more difficult in post-Roe America ... How the end of Roe could affect abortion access in Latin America . View article...

This was the first time the groups formally met to discuss strategies that have increased access to abortion in Latin America. View article...

Transgender Advocates Hail Law Easing Rules in Argentina : The move comes two years after Argentina became the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage. It is the latest in a spate of liberal rulings on civil rights issues, including a law that decriminalizes abortion in rape cases and gives the ... New York Times

Abortion laws in Florida are approaching the restrictiveness they had in Latin America before the 'green wave' legalized the procedure in ... View article...

El Salvador abortion woman has C-section : For example, the 2008 abortion rate was 32 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age in Latin America . In Western Europe, where abortion is generally permitted on broad grounds, the abortion rate was 12 per 1,000. Sources: World ... El Salvador ... BBC News

El Salvador court denies seriously ill woman abortion : For example, the 2008 abortion rate was 32 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age in Latin America . In Western Europe, where abortion is generally permitted on broad grounds, the abortion rate was 12 per 1,000. BBC News

Chilean 11-Year-Old Girl Should Be Allowed Abortion, Says Amnesty International In one of the most socially-conservative countries in Latin America, the case of the child pregnant by her stepfather has set off a national debate about abortion. Abortions, even for medical reasons and in the case of rape, have been illegal in Chile ...