The defense of the right to decide on the 8M

The defense of the right to decide on the 8M

by | Mar 4, 2025

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.

The defense of the right to decide on the 8M

The defense of the right to decide on the 8M

by | Mar 4, 2025 | Abortion, legal and regulatory frameworks, Abortion, myths and stigma, Human rights, Safe Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

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.

The right to decide is a human right: three years of progress in Colombia

The right to decide is a human right: three years of progress in Colombia

by | Feb 20, 2025

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. In the first year of the ruling alone, the lives and health of 49,000 women and other persons with gestational capacity were protected, according to Profamilia figures.