History
Abortion was made illegal in Uruguay in 1938. Girls and women died every year from complications of unsafe abortions. However, in 2004 a team of professionals including gynaecologists, midwives, psychologists, nurses and social workers founded a group called Iniciativas Sanitarias (“Health Initiatives”). As part of a larger goal to promote sexual and reproductive health as a basic human right, they focussed on unintended or unwanted pregnancies and their consequences. They believe that women should not have to pay for abortion with their lives and that pregnant women have a right to health information and emotional support as well as post-abortion medical care. Their group aims to provide both respect and confidentiality.
In 2012 was passed a law that allows abortion; many politicians and advocacy groups are against it, and a plebiscite shall be held on the matter and the political positions are varied, with leaders from all the parties that think differently.
Read more about this topic: Abortion In Uruguay
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