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 as self-care is a pending debt in Latin America. The Inter-American Court and regional consensus oblige States to guarantee rights.
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.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and scientific evidence confirm that medical abortion is safe, even when it is self-managed or performed at home before the 13th week of gestation (12 weeks and 6 days). Thus, abortion can be performed safely and effectively as long as there is access to accurate information, quality-assured medications and, if necessary, access to health services.
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