Our colleague Neesa Medina joined other Latin American activists who spoke to Al Jazeera about the recent events in the United States related to abortion. In the article, Neesa talks about Roe v. Wade and small expressions of resistance:
“We’re showing them that even within those hostile and restrictive environments, it’s still possible to build and … have hope.”
– Neesa Medina
Honduras is one of the few countries that completely prohibits abortion, putting the lives of women and girls at risk. Criminalization without exceptions leads a large number of Honduran women and girls to have unsafe abortions, resulting in increased maternal morbidity and mortality.
According to our 2019 report on Criminalization of Women for the Crime of Abortion in Honduras, criminalization has led to the current existence of adolescents and women being prosecuted for the crime of abortion in the country. They represent 81% of the cases we found and are between the ages of 18 and 28.
Somos Muchas continues to fight for the recognition of the right Honduran women and girls have to decide over their bodies, sexuality, and lives.
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