“The movement in Argentina has been an inspiration,” said Erika Guevera-Rosas, the Americas director at Amnesty International. But across much of the region, abortion rights advocates have come up against conservative religious groups and political parties. “Six countries in the region still prohibit [abortion] without exception,” said Catalina Martínez, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Center for Reproductive Rights. “Abortion, safe, legal and free, is law,” Fernández tweeted after the Senate vote. Colombia’s constitutional court weighed the legality of elective abortion in March, ultimately choosing to keep restrictive laws in place.

Source: Washington Post December 29, 2020 12:02 UTC