{"id":1387,"date":"2024-10-23T20:18:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/blog\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:39:29","slug":"the-latest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/the-latest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;b5b3bdb9-6657-4f7f-a1f7-3ce92841ccb2&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pattern-3-br2.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1vw||1vw||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;7c4fe39d-d8c3-43ff-8be4-ec7910706f7d&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Quality, evidence-based information on health and reproductive rights, human rights and more. 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data-permalink=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1387?wpv_view_count=1380\">\n\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"blog-container-outer\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">22 April 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/19-years-of-hope-in-mexico-city-legacy-and-challenges-of-abortion-decriminalization\/\">19 years of hope in Mexico City: legacy and challenges of abortion decriminalization<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Today, 19 years after the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico City marked a turning point in the quest for legal, safe and free access to abortion, we must ask ourselves what it means in 2026. It was the recognition of abortion as a reproductive ri<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ASAMBLEA_01-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">09 April 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/new-chapter-in-ipas-lac-introducing-our-assembly-and-executive-officers\/\">A New Chapter at Ipas LAC: Introducing Our Board and Executive Director<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Ipas LAC begins a new institutional phase with a renewed Assembly and the appointment of Diana Moreno as Executive Director to strengthen its work in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portada-8M-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portada-8M-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portada-8M-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">03 March 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/defending-sexual-and-reproductive-rights-today-is-defending-democracy-resistance-grows-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/\">Defending sexual and reproductive rights today is defending democracy: resistance grows in Latin America and the Caribbean<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>In the run-up to the 8M, Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean gives visibility to those who defend defend sexual and reproductive rights in a context of regression and polarization. Latin America and the Caribbean are in the midst of a decisive dispute<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aborto-con-mife-y-miso-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"aborto seguro con mifepristona y misoprostol\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aborto-con-mife-y-miso-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aborto-con-mife-y-miso-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">17 February 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/safe-abortion-with-mifepristone-and-misoprostol\/\">Safe abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>To have an abortion is to decide. When you decide to terminate your pregnancy, you exercise your right to choose your body, your life and your future; and you can also choose how to do it, that is, the method you prefer, as well as where and when you w<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aborto-con-miso-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"safe abortion with misoprostol\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aborto-con-miso-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aborto-con-miso-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">17 February 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/safe-abortion-with-misoprostol\/\">Safe abortion with misoprostol<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Before talking about abortion in any space and conversation, we should start by answering the following question: what do we mean when we talk about safe abortion, since it is most likely that in the same conversation there will be different opinions o<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1573139894873_ES_2-510x382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">17 February 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/safe-abortion-methods\/\">Safe abortion methods<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Both medical abortion and vacuum aspiration are methods endorsed and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Gynecobstetrics and Obstetrics (FIGO) for their safety and efficacy. Both procedures allow for t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1571408166377_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">17 February 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/safe-medical-abortion\/\">Safe medical abortion<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>One of the questions we receive most frequently is about the safety of the medical abortion procedure: is it safe, how effective is it, what are the warning signs, what is the correct dosage, among many others. These doubts come mainly from women and o<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/60_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">16 February 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/legal-grounds-for-abortion-in-mexico\/\">Legal grounds for abortion in Mexico<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>In Mexico, abortion is regulated by the Penal Codes of each state. Contrary to what is generally thought, abortion is a legal health service in the country and is decriminalized under certain situations or conditions, depending on the state of the Mexican Republic in which the termination of pregnancy is performed, so that people who have abortions and those who assist them in these cases cannot be punished for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ajustada-Blog-Autocuidado-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mujer con pa\u00f1uelo verde en el cuello y sensaci\u00f3n de paz con flores alrrededor y el texto Aborto como autocuidado: por qu\u00e9 decidir sobre nuestro cuerpo es un derecho humano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ajustada-Blog-Autocuidado-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ajustada-Blog-Autocuidado-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">23 January 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/abortion-as-self-care-why-deciding-on-ones-own-body-is-a-human-right\/\">Abortion as self-care: why deciding on one&#8217;s own body is a human right<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1727390468437_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">22 January 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/the-importance-of-having-safe-and-reliable-information-to-decide-whether-or-not-to-have-an-abortion-2\/\">The importance of having safe and reliable information to decide whether or not to have an abortion<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">21 January 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/the-importance-of-having-safe-and-reliable-information-to-decide-whether-or-not-to-have-an-abortion\/\">The importance of having safe and reliable information to decide whether or not to have an abortion<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portada-Comunicado-Aborto-y-Autocuidado-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mujer latina con pu\u00f1o en alto con pa\u00f1uelo verde y el texto Aborto y autocuidado: una deuda pendiente para garantizar una vida digna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portada-Comunicado-Aborto-y-Autocuidado-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portada-Comunicado-Aborto-y-Autocuidado-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">20 January 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/abortion-and-self-care-a-pending-debt-to-guarantee-a-life-with-dignity-2\/\">Abortion and self-care: a pending debt to guarantee a life with dignity<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Abortion as self-care is a pending debt in Latin America. The Inter-American Court and regional consensus oblige States to guarantee rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portada-Comunicado-Aborto-y-Autocuidado-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mujer latina con pu\u00f1o en alto con pa\u00f1uelo verde y el texto Aborto y autocuidado: una deuda pendiente para garantizar una vida digna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portada-Comunicado-Aborto-y-Autocuidado-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portada-Comunicado-Aborto-y-Autocuidado-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">20 January 2026<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/abortion-and-self-care-a-pending-debt-to-guarantee-a-life-with-dignity\/\">Abortion and self-care: a pending debt to guarantee a life with dignity<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Abortion as self-care is a pending debt in Latin America. The Inter-American Court and regional consensus oblige States to guarantee rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">21 November 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/causes-leg\/\">Causes Leg<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Did you know that there is actually no evidence that induced abortion affects your mental health? On the contrary, stigma, social prejudice and lack of access to abortion have been found to be factors that can trigger emotional distress in some people who terminate their pregnancies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25N-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25N-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25N-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">21 November 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/ipas-lac-for-a-region-where-no-girl-is-forced-to-become-a-mother\/\">Ipas LAC: for a region where no girl is forced to become a mother<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-18-at-6.21.35-PM-3-1-510x382.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diana Moreno, nueva Directora Ejecutiva de Ipas LAC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-18-at-6.21.35-PM-3-1-510x382.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-18-at-6.21.35-PM-3-1-480x336.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">19 November 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/diana-moreno-to-be-ipas-lacs-new-executive-director\/\">Diana Moreno to be Ipas LAC&#8217;s new Executive Director<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>After an exhaustive search process led by the Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) Assembly, Diana Moreno will assume the Executive Directorship of Ipas LAC effective January 12, 2026. Her arrival marks the beginning of a new strategic chapt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/77_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-SIN-TEXTO-1-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">21 October 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/report-reveals-ultra-conservative-alliance-between-spain-and-latin-america-to-curb-sexual-and-reproductive-rights\/\">Report reveals ultra-conservative alliance between Spain and Latin America to curb sexual and reproductive rights<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The study identifies networks of influence between Spanish actors such as Vox, CitizenGO and Opus Dei, and conservative sectors in countries such as Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala. A new international report warns of the growing articulati<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/77_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-SIN-TEXTO-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">16 October 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/new-open-data-platform-reveals-the-reality-of-sexual-and-reproductive-health-in-mexico\/\">New open data platform reveals the reality of sexual and reproductive health in Mexico<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean launches an open data platform on sexual and reproductive health with information disaggregated by year, state and age group. The tool offers access to consolidated information from public, reliable and contextualiz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/comms_-01-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">30 September 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/my-body-my-life-my-decision-public-intervention-demands-the-total-decriminalization-of-abortion-in-mexico\/\">&#8220;My body, my life, my decision&#8221; public intervention demands the total decriminalization of abortion in Mexico.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The intervention consisted of the projection of testimonial video portraits on mobile screens, which traveled through strategic and emblematic roads and sites in Mexico City to make visible the stories of those who have accompanied, practiced or lived through an abortion in contexts marked by stigma, institutional abandonment and criminalization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/comms_-03-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">30 September 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/congress-urged-to-comply-with-court-ruling-and-remove-abortion-crime-from-federal-criminal-code\/\">Congress urged to comply with Court ruling and remove abortion crime from Federal Criminal Code<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>September 28, 2025, CDMX. Feminist organizations and human rights groups called for a &#8220;Sonidero por el aborto legal, seguro y gratuito&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/74_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">19 September 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/28s-lets-transform-the-world-for-the-right-to-decide-2\/\">28S: &#8220;Let&#8217;s transform the world&#8221; for the right to decide<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>As part of the 28S, Ipas LAC launches the digital fundraising campaign &#8220;Transform the world&#8221; to promote collective actions to ensure the right to decide and access to legal and safe abortion in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/733_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">25 August 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/towards-a-care-society-that-guarantees-reproductive-rights-assessment-of-the-xvi-regional-conference-on-women-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/\">Towards a care society that guarantees reproductive rights: assessment of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Mexico City, August 19, 2025. The member states of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) closed the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/72_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-2-510x382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/72_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-2-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/72_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-2-480x301.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">07 August 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/the-inter-american-court-recognizes-that-care-is-an-autonomous-human-right-and-that-access-to-reproductive-health-services-is-essential-to-guarantee-it\/\">The Inter-American Court recognizes that care is an autonomous human right and that access to reproductive health services is essential to guarantee it.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>This is the first time that an international court has ruled on the right to care, recognizing that all people have the right to care, receive care and exercise self-care. In Latin America and the Caribbean, women spend three times more time on unpaid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/68_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">21 May 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/130166-people-accessed-safe-abortions-with-ipas-lac-support-during-2024\/\">130,166 people accessed safe abortions with Ipas LAC support during 2024<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>In 2024, 130,166 women and other pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean gained access to safe abortion through the different pathways supported by Ipas LAC. 2,381 health professionals received training in the provision of abortion and contra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/66_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">26 March 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/abortions-are-normal-the-stigma-is-not\/\">Abortions are normal, the stigma is not.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The Global Day for Stigma-Free Abortion seeks to transform the narratives and conversations around abortion, disseminate reliable information and promote safe spaces for those who exercise this right and for those who accompany or perform abortions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/65_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">04 March 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/the-defense-of-the-right-to-decide-on-the-8m\/\">The defense of the right to decide on the 8M<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Under the slogan &#8220;Today and always, together forward,&#8221; on International Women&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/64_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-4-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">20 February 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/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<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/63_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">04 February 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/ipas-lac-collaborates-with-issste-training-to-implement-abortion-services\/\">Ipas LAC collaborates with ISSSTE training to implement abortion services<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Ipas LAC recognizes ISSSTE&#8217;s willingness to guarantee the reproductive rights of women and other people with the capacity to bear children for government workers and their families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/62_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">25 January 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/nayarit-goes-green-and-decriminalizes-abortion-through-legislation\/\">Nayarit goes green and decriminalizes abortion through legislation<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>January 24, 2025. The Congress of Nayarit approved the decriminalization of abortion throughout the state. With 17 votes in favor and 12 against, the legislators approved several reforms to the local Penal Code that will allow women and pregnant women to decide on the termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks of gestation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/61_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-1-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">20 January 2025<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/ipas-lac-withdraws-from-x-formerly-twitter\/\">Ipas LAC withdraws from X (formerly Twitter)<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>As an organization that promotes social justice, we believe in democracy, human rights and access to unbiased information about sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/59_portadas_blog_IPAS-MEXICO-2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">21 December 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/landmark-ruling-inter-american-court-condemns-el-salvador-for-violating-beatrizs-human-rights\/\">Landmark ruling, Inter-American Court condemns El Salvador for violating Beatriz&#8217;s human rights<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>El Salvador, December 20, 2024. &#8220;I just want to live,&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/57_portadas_blog_IPAS-LAC-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Contra la violencia de g\u00e9nero: se despenaliza el aborto en el Estado de M\u00e9xico\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">25 November 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/against-gender-violence-abortion-decriminalized-in-the-state-of-mexico\/\">Against gender violence: abortion decriminalized in the State of Mexico<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Today, November 25, 2024, as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the green tide advances in our country by decriminalizing abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation in the State of Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1728585206854_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">10 October 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/abortion-and-mental-health\/\">Abortion and mental health<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>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 evidence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1728585446715_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">10 October 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/can-having-an-abortion-have-consequences-on-my-mental-health\/\">Can having an abortion have consequences on my mental health?<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Did you know that there is actually no evidence that induced abortion affects your mental health? On the contrary, stigma, social prejudice and lack of access to abortion have been found to be factors that can trigger emotional distress in some people who terminate their pregnancies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1728335774098_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">07 October 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/what-to-do-if-i-need-a-safe-abortion\/\">What to do if I need a safe abortion?<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Safe abortion allows women and others who have the capacity to bear children 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 i<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1726095301820_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Person pointing to Ipas screen\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">18 September 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/i-dont-know-whether-to-abort-or-not-became-the-longest-safe-abortion-livestream-in-history\/\">I don&#8217;t know whether to abort or not became the longest safe abortion livestream in history.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>4,500 people from 49 countries joined the 24-hour live broadcast from the nosesiabortarono.org website . From social networks, more than 10,000 views were counted in real time. More than 90 experts from the region provided live answers to questions fro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1726095301820_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">11 September 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/i-dont-know-whether-to-abort-or-not-became-the-longest-safe-abortion-livestream-in-history-2\/\">I don&#8217;t know whether to abort or not became the longest safe abortion livestream in history.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>&#8220;We all love someone who has had an abortion. It is with them in mind that today we are making history and leaving a legacy,&#8221; said Mar\u00eda Antonieta Alcalde Castro, director of Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean, at the beginning of the livestream, which was transmitted uninterrupted for 24 hours from Friday, September 6 to Saturday, September 7, starting at 11 a.m. (Mexico City time).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1716858339774_ES_2-1-510x382.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">27 May 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/international-day-of-action-for-womens-health-and-the-use-of-the-internet-to-access-safe-stigma-free-information\/\">International Day of Action for Women&#8217;s Health and the use of the Internet to access safe, stigma-free information<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>As part of the International Day of Action for Women&#8217;s Health, Ipas LAC emphasizes the benefits of providing evidence-based health information through technological innovations and communication,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1715203560692_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">08 May 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/mothers-day-the-right-to-care-is-necessary-to-ensure-free-and-desired-motherhood\/\">Mothers&#8217; Day: the right to care is necessary to ensure free and desired motherhood<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>&#8211; Motherhood, nurturing and care, historically, have been attributed to women and feminized identities, who have been assigned family welfare and domestic work without economic remuneration.- In the region, only 14 countries guarantee the minimum numbe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1714408875337_ES_2-1-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sobre la adopci\u00f3n de la Declaraci\u00f3n Pol\u00edtica por parte de la Comisi\u00f3n de Poblaci\u00f3n y Desarrollo\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">29 April 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/international-sexual-and-reproductive-rights-coalition-isrrc\/\">International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC)<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) celebrates the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development and the results of its reviews, as well as the transformative impact they have had on the lives of women, adolescent girls and women&#8217;s rights activists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1712630379060_ES_2-2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">08 April 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/in-2023-66853-people-accessed-safe-abortions-with-ipas-lac-support\/\">In 2023, 66,853 people accessed safe abortions with Ipas LAC support.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Access to safe and legal abortion remains a challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean; countries that have improved their public policies by legalizing access to abortion have achieved significant public health benefits for their populations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1709758979054_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">26 March 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/limiting-access-to-abortion-another-form-of-gender-based-violence\/\">Limiting access to abortion, another form of gender-based violence<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Approximately 33 million unwanted pregnancies occur each year worldwide, according to WHO. Women become pregnant unwanted for a variety of reasons that are not of their own making, such as rape, failure, shortages or unmet need for contraceptive methods, and lack of access to family planning services,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1710285934780_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">12 March 2024<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/call-to-the-inter-american-court-to-recognize-care-as-a-human-right-and-its-relationship-to-reproductive-autonomy\/\">Call to the Inter-American Court to recognize care as a human right and its relationship to reproductive autonomy.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The Center for Reproductive Rights and Ipas LAC, with the support of other civil society organizations [1] urgently call on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) to recognize care as a human right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1698799742775_ES_2-1-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">31 October 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/ipas-lac-presents-new-governing-body\/\">Ipas LAC presents new governing body<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) presented its new governing body last Friday, October 13, during the organization&#8217;s 50th anniversary celebration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1695254537445_ES_2-510x382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">20 September 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/organizations-launch-chabot-on-sexual-violence-and-safe-abortion-for-migrants\/\">Organizations launch Chabot on sexual violence and safe abortion for migrants<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Organizations that defend the rights of women and migrants presented today, September 20, the Chatbot on sexual violence and safe abortion for migrants at the Antigua Estaci\u00f3n Ferroviaria, in Tapachula, Chiapas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">20 September 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/technological-innovation-a-new-avenue-for-access-to-safe-abortion\/\">Technological innovation, a new avenue for access to safe abortion<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>At Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean (Ipas LAC) we believe that new and effective ways of accessing sexual and reproductive rights can be developed through the use of technology, and that is why we created the area of Technological Innovation in Safe Abortion Communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1691369674741_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">07 August 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/ipas-celebrates-50-years-of-working-for-womens-rights-worldwide\/\">Ipas celebrates 50 years of working for women&#8217;s rights worldwide<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Ipas, a network of local organizations working on three continents to ensure that all women and people with reproductive capacity can make reproductive choices, is celebrating 50 years of existence around the world. Throughout this time, its members have positioned in different territories a clear message<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1690913826384_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">31 July 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/how-to-buy-pills-to-induce-abortion\/\">How to buy pills to induce abortion?<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Abortion with pills is a safe and effective way to terminate a pregnancy, according to the World Health Organization. Here we provide you with information about the medications that can be used to perform an abortion, their prices and other details so that you can make a safe purchase without fear of being a victim of deception.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1690913498872_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">27 July 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/how-to-identify-appropriate-medications-for-safe-abortion\/\">How to identify appropriate medications for safe abortion<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Abortion with pills is a safe and effective way to terminate a pregnancy, but the right medications must be used to avoid risks. There are counterfeit and poor quality pills on the market that do not work properly and this can delay the procedure or br<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1687386649435_ES_2-1-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Declaraci\u00f3n de la Coalici\u00f3n de Derechos Sexuales y Derechos Reproductivos en la Asamblea General de la OEA en Washington\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">21 June 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/statement-by-the-sexual-and-reproductive-rights-coalition-at-the-oas-general-assembly-in-washington-d-c\/\">Statement by the Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition at the OAS General Assembly in Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Sexual and reproductive rights are a significant aspect of human rights. Strengthening a culture of democratic accountability implies respecting, promoting and guaranteeing these rights. Unfortunately, there is a wide gap in the region between the letter of the law and its implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1687383953136_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">20 June 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/declaration-of-the-coalition-for-womens-human-rights-of-the-americas-at-the-oas-general-assembly-in-washington-d-c\/\">Declaration of the Coalition for Women&#8217;s Human Rights of the Americas at the OAS General Assembly in Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>We, the member organizations of the Coalition for Women&#8217;s Human Rights of the Americas, urge the Member States of the OAS General Assembly to prioritize public policies to adopt without further delay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1686863538032_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"La OMS publica nuevo manual cl\u00ednico para apoyar la atenci\u00f3n del aborto de calidad\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">15 June 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/who-publishes-new-clinical-manual-to-support-quality-abortion-care\/\">WHO publishes new clinical manual to support quality abortion care<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new manual for health care workers on Monday to help them provide quality abortion care for women, girls and anyone with the capacity to bear children. The publication provides detailed clinical advice to support the implementation of WHO&#8217;s consolidated guidance on abortion care published in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1686863538032_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"La OMS publica nuevo manual cl\u00ednico para apoyar la atenci\u00f3n del aborto de calidad\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">15 June 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/who-publishes-new-clinical-manual-to-support-quality-abortion-care-2\/\">WHO publishes new clinical manual to support quality abortion care<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new manual for health care workers on Monday to help them provide quality abortion care for women, girls and anyone who is capable of bearing a child.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1683757425624_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aborto seguro, una oportunidad para tener maternidades elegidas\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">10 May 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/safe-abortion-an-opportunity-to-have-chosen-maternities\/\">Safe abortion, an opportunity to have chosen maternities<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Safe abortion allows women and others who have the capacity to bear children to have a choice of motherhood: to decide whether or not to become mothers, when they want to become mothers, and to plan other aspects of how they want to carry out this experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1680048644699_ES_2-1-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1680048644699_ES_2-1-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1680048644699_ES_2-1-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">27 March 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/beatrizs-story-was-heard-at-the-inter-american-court-of-human-rights\/\">Beatriz&#8217;s story was heard at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) held a public hearing on March 22-23 in San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, on Beatriz, the young woman who in 2013 requested an abortion from the State of El Salvador to save her health and life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1674070608741_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">13 January 2023<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/nom-046-in-your-clinical-practice\/\">NOM-046 in your clinical practice<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Girls, adolescents and women in Mexico have spent decades developing in a hostile context towards them, in which in addition to facing multiple obstacles to build the life they want to live, they are subjected to multiple aggressions and expressions of<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1651180153346_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1651180153346_ES_2-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1651180153346_ES_2-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">28 April 2022<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/meet-vacuum-evacuation-mva-or-mva-a-safe-method-of-abortion\/\">Meet vacuum evacuation (MVA or MVA): a safe method of abortion<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>There are two ways to access safe abortion procedures: one is with medication and the other is through vacuum evacuation, which is performed with gentle aspiration. Both are methods recognized and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1648675013802_ES_2-510x382.jpg\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1648675013802_ES_2-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1648675013802_ES_2-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">28 March 2022<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/safe-abortion-does-not-cause-harm-to-mental-health\/\">Safe abortion does not cause harm to mental health<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Abortion is surrounded by myths and one of them is that having an abortion leaves after-effects or mental disorders, such as depression, suicide or substance abuse. There is even talk of the existence of a &#8220;post-abortion syndrome&#8221;. This is completely f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1625511034396_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1625511034396_ES_2-510x382.png 510w, https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1625511034396_ES_2-480x300.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 510px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">06 July 2021<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/why-is-it-important-to-plan-the-first-sexual-intercourse\/\">Why is it important to plan the first sexual intercourse?<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Having sex for the first time is an extremely important and personal decision. As much time as it takes for each person to feel absolutely sure that they want to have sex for the first time is always okay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1617834925627_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">07 April 2021<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/providing-abortion-care-a-personal-and-professional-challenge-around-the-world\/\">Providing abortion care, a personal and professional challenge around the world<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>Stigma, violence and discrimination are some of the personal and work-related challenges and obstacles that abortion providers and abortion escorts have faced in their commitment to serve those who require these services. The social organizations safe2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1592968642842_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">23 June 2020<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/recommended-contraceptive-methods-in-the-context-of-covid-19\/\">Recommended contraceptive methods in the context of COVID-19<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, several hospitals and health centers have prioritized the care of people with symptoms of this disease and focused their efforts and resources on them, leaving sexual and reproductive health care on a secondary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  \n\t\t<div class=\"blog-container\">\n  \t<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1591634384296_ES_2-510x382.png\" class=\"attachment-et-pb-portfolio-module-image size-et-pb-portfolio-module-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-date\">08 June 2020<\/div>\n  \t<div class=\"blog-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipaslac.org\/en\/contraceptive-methods\/\">Contraceptive methods<\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-excerpt\"><p>As a consequence of the confinement orders applied in different countries in the face of the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated that 7 million women could face unwanted pregnancies. 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