Latin America
In Latin America and the Caribbean, Unmet Need for Contraception and Unsafe Abortion Are Widespread
January 22nd marked the 39th anniversary of one of the most significant legal decisions of the 20th century, Roe v. Wade. This landmark ruling from the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion and changed the course of history for women in this country. Yet women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to struggle for this basic reproductive right.
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Are Women's Rights on Agenda in Latin America?
by Luisa Cabal and Lilian Sepúlveda
March 21, 2011 - 11:30am (Print)
For all of President Barack Obama’s pledges that he stands for universal human rights, the fundamental rights of women are likely to be left off the table when he visits leaders in Latin America this week.
Sex Ed Lessons from Southern Neighbors
by William Smith, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
June 9, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
Catholic Aid Organization's Subversive Support of Latin Americans
by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check
May 6, 2009 - 9:27am (Print)
Tolerance, apparently, is Enemy Number 1, especially in places where the Catholic Church’s sphere of social and political influence is intact, but waning.
A Plan for Women's Rights for a New Bolivia
by Teresa Lanza and Gladys Melo-Pinzon, Catholics for Choice
March 16, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Roundup: McCain Squirms in Silence on Birth Control Question
by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
July 10, 2008 - 10:04am (Print)
Watch video of McCain squirming for eight long seconds in response to a birth control question, Birth control prices continue to rise, Catching up on RH issues in Latin America.
Ackowledging Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Latin American Constitutions
by Karim Velasco, RH Reality Check, Latin America
June 10, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
A Better Health Agenda for the Americas
by Alexander Sanger, International Planned Parenthood Council
May 22, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
RealTime: Uruguayan Senate Passes Abortion Bill
November 8, 2007 - 10:54am (Print)
The Uruguayan Senate voted Tuesday to decriminalize first-trimester abortions. President Tabare Vazquez has threatened to veto the bill if it passes the House of Representatives.
Show Me the Evidence
by Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check
August 22, 2007 - 7:30am (Print)
Population Research Institute's latest piece of propaganda can't understand the difference between forced abortion and legal abortion.
