Until as recently as September 2017, Chile was one of the few countries in the world that did
not permit abortion under any circumstances. Although the Health Code had permitted …

This article examines, from a human rights perspective, the experience of women, and the
practices of health care providers regarding abortion in Chile. Most abortions, as high as …

Abstract In 2006, a Colombian Constitutional Court decision legalized abortion in cases of
risk to a woman's physical or mental health, fetal malformation incompatible with life, or rape …

Over 500,000 clandestine abortions occur annually in Mexico, many under unfavourable
health conditions. An uneasy silence about this situation has long prevailed. Since the …

Latin America's transition to democracy in the 1970s and 1980s was accompanied by the
increased political participation of women, who demanded not only equal rights, but also …

While Chile's partial decriminalization of abortion in 2017 was a long overdue recognition of
women's sexual and reproductive rights, nearly four years later the caseload remains well …

Abortion is not legal in Chile even to save the woman's life or health. This situation creates
serious dilemmas and vulnerabilities for both women and medical practitioners. Abortion …

During a highly contested process, abortion was partially decriminalised in Colombia in
2006 by the Constitutional Court: when the pregnancy threatens a woman's life or health, in …

Ecuador has some of the most punitive laws on abortion in America. Traditionally, Ecuador
has allowed abortion in two cases: rape against a woman with a mental disability and threat …

The two main legal models governing abortion provision, indications for abortion and time
limits on the number of weeks of pregnancy, both limit recognition of women's reproductive …