by Ana Martha Sanchez | Feb 4, 2025
The decision of the Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) towards a more inclusive, just and humane public health policy is a step towards the guarantee of the right to health, as well as “a sign of the clear understanding that the termination of pregnancy is a health service like any other,” said Mara Zaragoza, deputy director of the ISSSTE, in a statement.said Mara Zaragoza, Deputy Director of Strengthening at Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC).
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Feb 4, 2025 | Abortion, legal and regulatory frameworks, Clinical practice, Safe Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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.
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Dec 21, 2024 | Abortion, legal and regulatory frameworks, Human rights, Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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.
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Dec 21, 2024
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 it had not developed a brain, a condition incompatible with life outside the womb.
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Oct 10, 2024 | Abortion, myths and stigma, Human rights, Safe Abortion, Self-managed abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Rights
– 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...
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Oct 7, 2024 | Abortion, legal and regulatory frameworks, Abortion, myths and stigma, Human rights, Safe Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Rights
The safe abortion allows women and others with gestational capacity 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 information must be made...
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