Child Law Penalizes Moms for Abusive Partners
Why was a mother charged with failure to protect her children when she had moved them away from her abusive partner and into a shelter?
Category: Gender
Three Generations of Colombian Women Rap to Transform Medellín
This article was published by Women Under Siege, a project of the Women’s Media Center. Medellín, Colombia—Margoth Yepes has aContinue Reading
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She was recruited by a US anti-abortion group, now her protests block access to reproductive health care in Colombia
This feature article and photographs were published by Univision News and in Spanish by Univision Noticias. Pamela Delgado was swayedContinue Reading
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Contraceptive shortages mean Venezuela’s people face a sexual health emergency
Health indicators that had improved over decades are coming undone as the country’s economic situation deteriorates, leaving people without access to reproductive, sexual, and HIV healthcare.
US groups pour millions into anti-abortion campaign in Latin America and Caribbean
Guardian investigation reveals US anti-choice groups using sophisticated methods to combat potential easing of draconian abortion laws in the region
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World Policy On Air Interview: “Abortion in the Americas”
Tough abortion laws across the Americas and the Caribbean are threatening women’s lives and family stability. I went on to WorldContinue Reading
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A “Witch Hunt Against Poor Women”: Across the Americas, Abortion Laws Are Harming Health And Security
In 2011, Maria Teresa Rivera woke up handcuffed to a hospital bed. Earlier that day, suffering stomach cramps, she hadContinue Reading
El Salvador considers partial pivot on world’s worst anti-abortion law
El Salvador’s ruling party is finally challenging the country’s long-standing abortion ban which has imprisoned dozens of women for sufferingContinue Reading
Thousands of Colombians Protest for Peace After Unexpected Rejection of Historic Accord
MEDELLÍN, Colombia — Thousands of Colombian citizens took to the streets Friday evening to voice their support for a peace agreementContinue Reading
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Honoring Women Who Defend Rights in the Americas: International Women’s Day 2016
These are excerpts from a longer-form blog published on the Latin America Working Group‘s Just Americas blog. In Honduras, just days before InternationalContinue Reading
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