Honduran women protest law that locks in abortion ban
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021
HONDURAN women’s organisations have warned that their country has “gone back decades” after the parliament voted for a total ban on abortions.
Women took to the streets of the capital Tegucigalpa earlier this week after a law passed by three-quarters of the 128-member assembly granted a foetus the same status as a living person.
“The country has just gone back decades in terms of public policies in favour of the rights of women, who are often victims of violence and mistreatment,” Quality of Life spokeswoman Para Cruz said.
Women also voiced concerns over rising gender-based violence.
At least one in four women in the Central American country has suffered physical or sexual abuse, according to the violence observatory at the National Autonomous University of Honduras.
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