Summary
The Beatriz v. El Salvador case, currently before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, challenges El Salvador’s total abortion ban and could set a precedent across Latin America, where abortion is illegal in seven countries.
Beatriz, a severely ill woman, was denied an abortion in 2013 despite carrying an unviable fetus and later died in 2017.
Activists face escalating disinformation, threats, and digital attacks, often from US-linked far-right groups.
A ruling in favor of Beatriz could pressure governments to decriminalize abortion, intensifying the clash over reproductive rights in the region.
Abortion for any reason is banned in 7 countries? Any reason? That’s nuts. Very clear what religion does to a country.
Replace “religion” with “ideology/prejudice” & see the view even more clearly…
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This happened in Peru 100 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Medina
And in Paraguay, an average of two girls between the ages of 10 and 14 give birth every day: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/30/paraguay-child-teen-pregnancies
That’s how little has changed.
Paraguay’s strict abortion laws – some of the most extreme in the Americas – give child and adolescent abuse victims few options if they become pregnant. Abortion is granted only in very rare cases where the mother’s life is recognised to be in danger.
See also: Idaho, USA.
