Nayib Bukele ran as an outsider, promising change across El Salvador. Now, he has the opportunity to write a new chapter for his country’s women—one in which they have safe, legal access to abortion.
Author: Ana Muñoz Padrós
Ana Muñoz Padrós is a freelance journalist based in Brussels.
What Comes After Imelda: Fighting for Reproductive Justice in El Salvador
A historic decision in December allowed Imelda Cortez to walk free, absolved of all charges, after 19 months in prison—and marked a milestone in the fight to end El Salvador’s cruel, draconian ban on abortion.
Inside Argentina’s Revolution of the Daughters
“The square was physically divided in two sides,” she recalls. On the right, a tide of green handkerchiefs had formed by those in favor of decriminalizing abortion; on the left, their opponents wore blue scarves.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules That Abortion Care for Rape Survivors is a Human Right
In two back-to-back landmark decisions, Mexico’s Supreme Court last month ruled that denying women access to abortion after rape is a violation of their human rights.
After La Manada: What the Wolf-Pack Means for Women in Spain
Women in Spain are asking themselves a shocking question: Do we have to choose between being believed or being killed?
Teodora is Going Home
El Salvador’s Supreme Court commuted the sentence of a woman serving 30 years in prison for a stillbirth—declaring that “arguments of a legal nature, of justice and equity, justify her commutation.”
Chile Decriminalized (Some) Abortions—Now What?
Will other countries in Central America follow Chile’s lead?
Justice for the Women of El Salvador is Long Overdue
In El Salvador, being poor and pregnant means losing your basic rights. Now, the nation’s lawmakers are considering permitting abortion in specific situations.
Disrupting the Solitude of Women
How women abort when it is forbidden—and the networks that help them.
Striking—and Fighting—for Abortion and an End to Violence in Latin America
It was October 19, 2016—the day of the first women’s strike in Argentina. It was the day 80,000 people took the streets of Santiago to proclaim: “Not One Less.”