Ecuadorian feminist movements vow to continue struggle for unrestricted abortion rights
On April 16, a bill that allowed access to abortions when pregnancy was the result of rape was enacted into law in Ecuador. According to women’s rights movements, it actually limits access to abortion for rape survivors instead of guaranteeing the right
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso partially vetoes abortion bill
Feminist movements and women’s rights organizations have vehemently rejected the president’s decision and his reasons to partially veto the bill that allowed abortions in rape cases
Advances and setbacks in the struggle for abortion access in Ecuador
Feminist and women rights movements rejected the approval of a bill with inhibitory deadlines and condemned that it would force women to continue to seek clandestine abortions in unsafe conditions
France announces troop withdrawal from Mali after nearly a decade and other stories
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Activists vow to continue struggle as bid to decriminalize abortion in cases of rape fails in Ecuador
The proposal to decriminalize abortion in cases of rape was defeated in Ecuador’s National Assembly after it obtained only 65 votes as opposed to the mandatory 70
Voting on decriminalization of abortion in Ecuador suspended
The last time the country debated on the legalization of abortion in cases of rape was in 2013 and the assembly voted against it.
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