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In the context of September 28th, Global Day of Action for Safe and Free Abortion, Latin America presents a diverse framework in the advance towards the defense of the right to decide. We note in Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay more progressive laws that facilitate access to abortion.
In the context of September 28th, Global Day of Action for Safe and Free Abortion, Latin America presents a diverse framework in the advance towards the defense of the right to decide. We observe in Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay more progressive laws that facilitate access to abortion and reflect the commitment to reproductive rights; as well as important initiatives in Chile and Ecuador, which seek the eradication of abortion from their penal codes. On a par with countries such as El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, which maintain a position that criminalizes abortion in all circumstances.
Abortion as self-care is a pending debt in Latin America. The Inter-American Court and regional consensus oblige States to guarantee rights.
Abortion as self-care is a pending debt in Latin America. The Inter-American Court and regional consensus oblige States to guarantee rights.
Did you know that there is actually no evidence that induced abortion affects your mental health? On the contrary, stigma, social prejudice and lack of access to abortion have been found to be factors that can trigger emotional distress in some people who terminate their pregnancies.
In the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) warns that child pregnancy continues to be an extreme form of gender-based and sexual violence that affects thousands of minors every year, and we must continue to fight to eradicate it.
After an exhaustive search process led by the Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) Assembly, Diana Moreno will assume the Executive Directorship of Ipas LAC effective January 12, 2026. Her arrival marks the beginning of a new strategic chapt
The study identifies networks of influence between Spanish actors such as Vox, CitizenGO and Opus Dei, and conservative sectors in countries such as Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala. A new international report warns of the growing articulati
Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean launches an open data platform on sexual and reproductive health with information disaggregated by year, state and age group. The tool offers access to consolidated information from public, reliable and contextualiz
The intervention consisted of the projection of testimonial video portraits on mobile screens, which traveled through strategic and emblematic roads and sites in Mexico City to make visible the stories of those who have accompanied, practiced or lived through an abortion in contexts marked by stigma, institutional abandonment and criminalization.
September 28, 2025, CDMX. Feminist organizations and human rights groups called for a “Sonidero por el aborto legal, seguro y gratuito…
As part of the 28S, Ipas LAC launches the digital fundraising campaign “Transform the world” to promote collective actions to ensure the right to decide and access to legal and safe abortion in the region.
In Mexico, abortion is regulated by the Penal Codes of each state. Contrary to what is generally thought, abortion is a legal health service in the country and is decriminalized under certain situations or conditions, depending on the state of the Mexican Republic in which the termination of pregnancy is performed, so that people who have abortions and those who assist them in these cases cannot be punished for it.
Mexico City, August 19, 2025. The member states of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) closed the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
This is the first time that an international court has ruled on the right to care, recognizing that all people have the right to care, receive care and exercise self-care. In Latin America and the Caribbean, women spend three times more time on unpaid
In 2024, 130,166 women and other pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean gained access to safe abortion through the different pathways supported by Ipas LAC. 2,381 health professionals received training in the provision of abortion and contra
The Global Day for Stigma-Free Abortion seeks to transform the narratives and conversations around abortion, disseminate reliable information and promote safe spaces for those who exercise this right and for those who accompany or perform abortions.
Under the slogan “Today and always, together forward,” on International Women’s Day, Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) once again speaks out in favor of safe abortion, because when women and people with the capacity to bear children are denied the possibility of choosing over their own bodies, they are also denied their human rights; because when we talk about rights, we are talking about real lives.
In 2022, Colombia became the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to allow abortion up to 24 weeks and to recognize it as a right linked to the autonomy of women and persons with gestational capacity.
Ipas LAC recognizes ISSSTE’s willingness to guarantee the reproductive rights of women and other people with the capacity to bear children for government workers and their families.
January 24, 2025. The Congress of Nayarit approved the decriminalization of abortion throughout the state. With 17 votes in favor and 12 against, the legislators approved several reforms to the local Penal Code that will allow women and pregnant women to decide on the termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks of gestation.
As an organization that promotes social justice, we believe in democracy, human rights and access to unbiased information about sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion.
El Salvador, December 20, 2024. “I just want to live,” Beatriz said 11 years ago. Beatriz was a young mother of a small child, sick with lupus and living in poverty. In 2013 she faced a second high-risk pregnancy, in which the fetus was diagnosed as having anencephaly, meaning that it had not developed a brain, a condition incompatible with life outside the womb.
Today, November 25, 2024, as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the green tide advances in our country by decriminalizing abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation in the State of Mexico.
Stigma and criminalization of abortion are factors that can have an emotional impact on those who decide to terminate their pregnancies. When abortion is performed under safe, legal conditions, with complete information and based on scientific evidence
Did you know that there is actually no evidence that induced abortion affects your mental health? On the contrary, stigma, social prejudice and lack of access to abortion have been found to be factors that can trigger emotional distress in some people who terminate their pregnancies.
Safe abortion allows women and others who have the capacity to bear children to make choices about their lives and their future. When a decision has been made to opt for a termination of pregnancy, quality services and reliable, scientifically backed i
4,500 people from 49 countries joined the 24-hour live broadcast from the nosesiabortarono.org website . From social networks, more than 10,000 views were counted in real time. More than 90 experts from the region provided live answers to questions fro
“We all love someone who has had an abortion. It is with them in mind that today we are making history and leaving a legacy,” said MarÃa Antonieta Alcalde Castro, director of Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean, at the beginning of the livestream, which was transmitted uninterrupted for 24 hours from Friday, September 6 to Saturday, September 7, starting at 11 a.m. (Mexico City time).
As part of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, Ipas LAC emphasizes the benefits of providing evidence-based health information through technological innovations and communication,
– Motherhood, nurturing and care, historically, have been attributed to women and feminized identities, who have been assigned family welfare and domestic work without economic remuneration.- In the region, only 14 countries guarantee the minimum numbe
The International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) celebrates the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development and the results of its reviews, as well as the transformative impact they have had on the lives of women, adolescent girls and women’s rights activists.
Access to safe and legal abortion remains a challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean; countries that have improved their public policies by legalizing access to abortion have achieved significant public health benefits for their populations.
Approximately 33 million unwanted pregnancies occur each year worldwide, according to WHO. Women become pregnant unwanted for a variety of reasons that are not of their own making, such as rape, failure, shortages or unmet need for contraceptive methods, and lack of access to family planning services,
The Center for Reproductive Rights and Ipas LAC, with the support of other civil society organizations [1] urgently call on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) to recognize care as a human right.
Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) presented its new governing body last Friday, October 13, during the organization’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Organizations that defend the rights of women and migrants presented today, September 20, the Chatbot on sexual violence and safe abortion for migrants at the Antigua Estación Ferroviaria, in Tapachula, Chiapas.
At Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) we believe that new and effective ways of accessing sexual and reproductive rights can be developed through the use of technology, and that is why we created the area of Technological Innovation in Safe Abortion Communication.
Ipas, a network of local organizations working on three continents to ensure that all women and people with reproductive capacity can make reproductive choices, is celebrating 50 years of existence around the world. Throughout this time, its members have positioned in different territories a clear message
Abortion with pills is a safe and effective way to terminate a pregnancy, according to the World Health Organization. Here we provide you with information about the medications that can be used to perform an abortion, their prices and other details so that you can make a safe purchase without fear of being a victim of deception.
Abortion with pills is a safe and effective way to terminate a pregnancy, but the right medications must be used to avoid risks. There are counterfeit and poor quality pills on the market that do not work properly and this can delay the procedure or br
Sexual and reproductive rights are a significant aspect of human rights. Strengthening a culture of democratic accountability implies respecting, promoting and guaranteeing these rights. Unfortunately, there is a wide gap in the region between the letter of the law and its implementation.
We, the member organizations of the Coalition for Women’s Human Rights of the Americas, urge the Member States of the OAS General Assembly to prioritize public policies to adopt without further delay
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new manual for health care workers on Monday to help them provide quality abortion care for women, girls and anyone with the capacity to bear children. The publication provides detailed clinical advice to support the implementation of WHO’s consolidated guidance on abortion care published in 2022.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new manual for health care workers on Monday to help them provide quality abortion care for women, girls and anyone who is capable of bearing a child.
Safe abortion allows women and others who have the capacity to bear children to have a choice of motherhood: to decide whether or not to become mothers, when they want to become mothers, and to plan other aspects of how they want to carry out this experience.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) held a public hearing on March 22-23 in San José, Costa Rica, on Beatriz, the young woman who in 2013 requested an abortion from the State of El Salvador to save her health and life.
Girls, adolescents and women in Mexico have spent decades developing in a hostile context towards them, in which in addition to facing multiple obstacles to build the life they want to live, they are subjected to multiple aggressions and expressions of
There are two ways to access safe abortion procedures: one is with medication and the other is through vacuum evacuation, which is performed with gentle aspiration. Both are methods recognized and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and
Abortion is surrounded by myths and one of them is that having an abortion leaves after-effects or mental disorders, such as depression, suicide or substance abuse. There is even talk of the existence of a “post-abortion syndrome”. This is completely f
Having sex for the first time is an extremely important and personal decision. As much time as it takes for each person to feel absolutely sure that they want to have sex for the first time is always okay.
Stigma, violence and discrimination are some of the personal and work-related challenges and obstacles that abortion providers and abortion escorts have faced in their commitment to serve those who require these services. The social organizations safe2
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, several hospitals and health centers have prioritized the care of people with symptoms of this disease and focused their efforts and resources on them, leaving sexual and reproductive health care on a secondary
As a consequence of the confinement orders applied in different countries in the face of the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated that 7 million women could face unwanted pregnancies. In this scenario, i
There are two safe abortion procedures, endorsed and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Gynecobstetrics and Obstetrics (FIGO), for their high rates of efficacy. Both procedures allow the termination o
Among the questions we receive most frequently is about the safety of medical abortion procedures: is it safe? how effective is it? what are the warning signs? what is the correct dose? These questions are asked by women in general as well as by health