TAG: abortion

A pregnant, suicidal rape victim fought Ireland’s new abortion law. The law won

It sounded like a strawman, until it wasn’t. Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton / Getty There is one thing that suicidal rape victims need: immediate assistance.But for one young woman in Ireland who was pregnant and seeking an abortion after reportedly being attacked, the only thing her government offered was the slow, bureaucratic violation of her humanity. […]

The LGBT, feminist and student voices behind Uruguay’s radical reforms

From legalising abortion to transsexual rights, marginalised groups have united to become a formidable force for change One tiny country has been blazing a liberal trail across Latin America. In the past six years, Uruguay has introduced ground-breaking legislation on abortion, drugs, transsexual rights, and same-sex marriage and adoption. While President José “Pepe” Mujica and […]

Sexual and reproductive rights in May and early June

Brazil In May and early June the Brazilian sexual politics scenario has winessed setbacks and authoritarian measures, particularly with regard to women’s rights. At the end of May, the Minister of Health published an ordinance aimed at regulating the access to and reibursement of abortion procedures provided by the the public health systems in the […]

Brazil: the abortion frontline

In Brazil, not surprisingly, abortion has once again flared up in the path towards the next Brazilian presidential election campaign. The presidential candidate of the PSB, Eduardo Campos, said during a Catholic mass in the Basilica of Aparecida do Norte, that he is against abortion and that Brazilian law as it is is not to be […]

International Statement on Women’s Right to Safe Abortion and the Post-2015 Agenda

Preliminary list of signatories and the statement in English and Spanish.

Brazil’s abortion nightmare: Why one desperate woman lied about rape

Article by Aljazeera highlights the difficult choices Brazilian women are forced to make when trying to end a pregnancy in the country with the largest Roman Catholic population in the world. Here.

In Unprecedented Assault, Koch Brothers Aim for Anti-Choice Senate in 2014

Read Reality Check‘s article about the movement by the Koch Brother to support anti-choice organizations in the context of the mid-term congressional elections this year. Click here to read it.

The Anti-Choice Movement Is a Denialist Movement

Read Reality Check article that discusses a report from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) about abortion. For the author of the article, “the debate over abortion is now less about values and now a struggle between denialism and the facts”. Click here to read it.

Constitutional court issues decision on abortion restrictions in Bolivia

In a ruling that marks a significant step forward for women’s rights in the region, Bolivia’s highest court, the Plurinational Constitutional Court, issued a decision ending the requirement for judicial authorization for women seeking legal abortion in Bolivia. Click here to learn more.

Groups Sue Government of El Salvador Over Treatment of Beatriz, Criminalization of Abortion

Citizen Group for the Decriminalization of Abortion in El Salvador, the Feminist Collective for Local Development, CEJIL (Center for Justice and International Law) and Ipas Central America filed suit against El Salvador State on the case of Beatriz, a young woman who, despite carrying an anencephalic fetus, had to fight in justice to make the […]

Ecuador’s Left punishes women rights

By Manuela L. Picq* A debate on abortion suspended the voting on the new penal code in the Ecuadorian Congress this week. Congresswoman Soledad Buendía, from President Correa’s party Alianza PAIS, made a forceful move demanding that Article 149 of the Constitution legalizes abortion in cases of rape. Her motion was supported by congresswomen María […]

28 September: Global Campaign for the Decriminalization of Abortion

On this 28 September, the SPW publishes report developed by the International Campaign for Women’s Rights to Safe Abortion in which it shows the effects of criminal laws on women’s health. It also brings study that examines the effects of the Helms amendment on the health of women around the world. We also bring statements […]