Abortion is legal in Brazil in cases of rape, if the mother’s life is in danger, or if the fetus is deformed. But a special congressional commission approved a proposed constitutional amendment that, if passed, would criminalize abortion. […]
Rebeca Lane and other feminist activists in Guatemala are working to ensure that the victims of a state femicide are not forgotten, while those affected by civil war violence still fight for justice after decades of impunity. […]
For the FARC’s Insurgent Feminism, fighting for gender equality goes beyond creating progressive laws that encourage women to study, own land, or control their own finances. It also means fighting the capitalist system. […]
Chile’s reproductive rights movements are on edge as the right-wing presidential front-runner thinks women should be forced to give birth even if their pregnancies are the result of rape. […]
Six characteristics of resistance challenging the capitalist, patriarchal, extractivist hegemony in Latin America. […]
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