Category: Latin America

¡Qué #AbortoLegal sea #UnGritoGlobal!

September 26, 2017

28 de septiembre, día de lucha mundial por la despenalización y legalización del derecho al aborto ¡Qué #AbortoLegal sea #UnGritoGlobal!  La Campaña 28 de Septiembre para América Latina y el Caribe, desde su coordinación en la Campaña Nacional por el Derecho al Aborto Legal, Seguro y Gratuito (Argentina), convoca a todas sus activistas, redes y organizaciones a unirse […]

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The experience is difficult: Step Into Our Shoes

September 28, 2016

Perspectives on abortion rights and access in Venezuela Find original post here My name is Josefina*, I’m from Caracas, Venezuela, and I am 26 years old. I’m a lawyer, activist at PLAFAM, and I was part of International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere’s Youth Network. When I was 23, I experienced firsthand what it is to […]

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Political and Cultural Mobilization for the Decriminalization of abortion in Mexico

September 12, 2016

  When: September 28 What time: 4pm-8pm Where: Zocalo, Mexico City, Mexico The National Campaign for the Right to Decide was created as a response to the conservative wave that began after the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation in Mexico declared the constitutionality of decriminalizing abortion in the country’s capital city, in August 2008. […]

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WGNRR and Elige Red de Jóvenes are hosting a Discussion Group in Mexico!

September 22, 2015

ENGLISH VERSION FOLLOWS Este 30 de Septiembre en el marco de la Campaña Internacional por el Aborto Legal y Seguro, WGNRR y Elige Red de Jóvenes por los Derechos Reproductivos se unen para organizar un conversatorio bajo el tema: “Rompiendo Mitos: Por la despenalización social del aborto” en donde se hablará de los mitos más comunes […]

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The Sexual Rights Initiative parallel event at the UN 30th session!

September 18, 2015

In light of the September 28 Campaign, the Sexual Rights Initiative is organizing a parallel event at the 30th Session of United Nations Human Rights Council on the topic of: “Unsafe Abortion and Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: What can be done to prevent it?” This event will emphasize the importance of addressing unsafe abortion in order to eliminate […]

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