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  Honduras lawmakers seek to lock in ban on abortion for ever

  

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  A constitutional reform would require a three-quarters majority in congress to overturn Latin America’s most draconian banLegislators in Honduras are pushing a constitutional reform through Congress that would make it virtually impossible to legalise abortion in the country – now or in the future. Related: Argentina legalizing abortion will spur reform in Latin America, minister says Continue reading...

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  Dominican Republic activists fear total abortion ban banishes women to the dark ages

  

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  Scores of Dominican women die each year from botched attempts to end unwanted pregnanciesAs Argentina becomes...

  Scores of Dominican women die each year from botched attempts to end unwanted pregnanciesAs Argentina becomes the first major Latin American country to fully legalize abortion, activists in the Dominican Republic fear their own government is banishing its women to the dark ages by upholding a total ban first implemented in 1884.The Dominican Republic is one of four countries in Latin America – along...

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  Argentina legalizing abortion will spur reform in Latin America, minister says

  

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  ‘I am very confident there will be a change,’ Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta says as new law...

  ‘I am very confident there will be a change,’ Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta says as new law goes into effectArgentina’s historic decision to legalize abortion will help spur reform across Latin America, the country’s gender minister has told the Guardian, as a new law allowing the practice goes into effect.The bill passed by congress on 30 December made Argentina the first major Latin American country...

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  Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region

  

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  The Senate vote on Wednesday was a major victory for Latin America’s growing feminist movement, and...

  The Senate vote on Wednesday was a major victory for Latin America’s growing feminist movement, and its ripple effects are likely to be widespread.

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