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In Ruling by Inter-American Court of Human Rights, New Legal Protections for Pregnant Women card link

In Ruling by Inter-American Court of Human Rights, New Legal Protections for Pregnant Women

In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Latin America & Caribbean, Argentina, Accountability Bodies, Inter-American Human Rights System,In the Courts,Story

Symposium on the Latin American Green Wave—October 27 in Washington, DC

Learn how this powerful movement confronted restrictions and achieved victories to liberalize abortion laws.

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean, Colombia,Reporting on Rights,News

European Abortion Laws: A Comparative Overview

The Center for Reproductive Rights monitors and analyzes European abortion laws and advocates for reform of laws to ensure that they reflect international human rights standards and best medical practice. For more than 80 years [...]

Abortion,Europe,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Publications

Colombia: Histórico Avance en la Despenalización del Aborto

This fact sheet discusses the implications of the Colombia Constitutional Court’s ruling in February, 2022, decriminalizing abortion up to 24 weeks of gestation.

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean, Colombia,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Colombia: Historic Advancement in the Decriminalization of Abortion

This fact sheet discusses the implications of the Colombia Constitutional Court's ruling in February, 2022, decriminalizing abortion up to 24 weeks of gestation.

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean, Colombia,Reporting on Rights,Publications
New Report Addresses Concerns Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Regional Humanitarian Response to the War in Ukraine card link

New Report Addresses Concerns Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Regional Humanitarian Response to the War in Ukraine

Report by the Regional Gender Task Force developed by the Center and other organizations.

Humanitarian Settings, SRHR General,Europe, Ukraine,Reporting on Rights,Story

Washington Post Op-ed Counters Claims that U.S. Abortion Restrictions Are Aligned with European Laws

Leah Hoctor, the Center's senior regional director for Europe, calls claims by Senator Lindsey Graham and others "simply untrue."

Abortion,Europe, United States,Reporting on Rights,Story

Global Trends: Abortion Rights 2022

An infographic showing the global trends in abortion rights.

Abortion,Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, United States, Global,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

With its Regression on Abortion Rights, the U.S. is a Global Outlier card link

With its Regression on Abortion Rights, the U.S. is a Global Outlier

The United States is one of only four countries that has rolled back abortion rights since 1994.

Abortion,Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, United States, Global,Reporting on Rights,News

Caso Eulogia Guzmán y su hijo Sergio Vs. Perú

Eulogia es una mujer quechua que quería tener un parto vertical conforme a sus tradiciones y de la misma forma que había tenido a sus otros cinco hijos, pero El Estado peruano desconoció sus prácticas [...]

Maternal Health,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,In the Courts,Fact Sheets

Eulogiamanta Sergio wawanmantawan Peru suyuman churapakusqankumanta

Eulogia is a Quechua woman who wanted to have a vertical birth according to her traditions and in the same way she had delivered her other five children, but the Peruvian government ignored her cultural [...]

Maternal Health,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,In the Courts,Publications

Case of Eulogia Guzmán and her son Sergio v. Peru

Eulogia is a Quechua woman who wanted to have a vertical birth according to her traditions and in the same way she had delivered her other five children, but the Peruvian government ignored her cultural [...]

Maternal Health,Latin America & Caribbean, Peru,In the Courts,Publications

Caso Francisca: (F.S.) Violaciones a los Derechos Reproductivos de las Mujeres Viviendo con VIH

En 2002, Francisca decidió tener su primer hijo, pero en la primera etapa de su embarazo la diagnosticaron VIH. Ella tomó las medidas para reducir el contagio vertical al feto y dio a luz mediante [...]

HIV/AIDS, Discriminatory Policies, SRHR General,Latin America & Caribbean, Chile,In the Courts,Publications

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.