Ruling: Manuela v. El Salvador (Inter-American Court of Human Rights)
In a landmark ruling, on November 30, 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has for the first time established standards throughout the region to help protect women seeking reproductive health care, including abortion.
The ruling by the Court—which is the highest judicial body for human rights in the Americas—came on November 30 in Manuela v. El Salvador. The case was brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners in El Salvador, the Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local and the Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto.
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