Abortion as self-care: why deciding on one’s own body is a human right
Did you know that abortion is also self-care? Learn why deciding with information and support protects health and autonomy. Deciding is a human right.
The importance of having safe and reliable information to decide whether or not to have an 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 note in Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay more progressive laws that facilitate access to abortion.
The importance of having safe and reliable information to decide whether or not to have an 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 and self-care: a pending debt to guarantee a life with dignity
Abortion as self-care is a pending debt in Latin America. The Inter-American Court and regional consensus oblige States to guarantee rights.
Abortion and self-care: a pending debt to guarantee a life with dignity
Abortion as self-care is a pending debt in Latin America. The Inter-American Court and regional consensus oblige States to guarantee rights.
The defense of the right to decide on the 8M
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.
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