by Ana Martha Sanchez | Nov 20, 2024
Since 1970, the Costa Rican Penal Code establishes that it is possible to terminate a pregnancy when the woman’s health or life is at risk. See publication Back to...
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Nov 20, 2024
The myths linking abortion with negative consequences for women’s mental health have finally been debunked by health scientists around the world. See publication Back to...
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Nov 20, 2024
Women resort to abortion for a wide variety of causes and reasons, including: sexual violence, lack of access to health services and modern contraceptive methods, difficulties in the correct and consistent use of contraceptives, method failures, and the very fact that...
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Nov 20, 2024
Abortion is a public health, social justice and human rights issue. Arguments based on scientific evidence show that decriminalization of abortion increases the number of safe procedures performed, decreasing the mortality and morbidity rate. Safe abortion also...
by Ana Martha Sanchez | Nov 20, 2024
It is the health care provider’s responsibility to inform about contraceptive methods to prevent unwanted pregnancy in the short, medium or long term. Counseling is more than the provision of information; it involves a focused and interactive process whereby the...
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