Center Leaders in Latin America Discuss Mexico Ruling Decriminalizing Abortion
Historic decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice will increase abortion access nationwide and marks another victory for the Latin American Green Wave movement.
Historic decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice will increase abortion access nationwide and marks another victory for the Latin American Green Wave movement.
September 7, 2023 – The green wave in Latin America has reached a new milestone: in a historic decision, Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) decriminalized abortion on the federal level, establishing that criminalization in the Federal Penal Code is a violation of the human rights of women and transgender and non-binary people. The ruling […]
Declaración, 6 de septiembre de 2023 – La marea verde en América Latina alcanzó un nuevo hito. En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación de México (SCJN) ordenó eliminar el delito de aborto del Código Penal Federal por considerar que viola los derechos humanos de las mujeres y personas con […]
Declaración, 1 de septiembre de 2023 – Celebramos la histórica decisión de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) en México, que declaró inconstitucionales tres artículos del Código Penal del Estado de Aguascalientes que penalizaban el aborto. Este es un hito en la defensa de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, pues el tribunal […]
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
Hailed by the Mexican Supreme Court president Arturo Zaldívar as “a watershed in the history of the rights of all women, especially the most vulnerable,” the Court issued a ruling advancing abortion decriminalization ithroughout the country.
In a major victory for reproductive rights in Latin America, abortion is now legal in Argentina. The new law makes Argentina the largest country in Latin America to legalize abortion care. Argentine President Alberto Fernández signed the law on January 14 permitting abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Previously, Argentina permitted abortion only in cases of rape or […]
United Nations Human Rights Council Urged to Address Lack of Access to Contraceptives and Family Planning (PRESS RELEASE) The governments of Argentina, Denmark, Ethiopia, and Morocco are leading a group of more than 60 states in an effort to draw attention to insufficient access to contraceptives and family planning services with the submission of a […]
Uruguay’s Progress Inspires Action reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_uruguay_11.2.12.jpg When lawmakers in Uruguay recently passed a law that decriminalized abortion in the early stages of a pregnancy, they did more than improve the health and well-being of the country’s women. They gave hope to the women of other Latin American countries where intolerance of reproductive rights endures. Activists in […]