At the end of September the Chamber of Deputies narrowly voted 50-49 to adopt a controversial bill that would decriminalize first-trimester abortions. If approved by the senate and signed by the president as expected, Uruguay will become the second Latin American country to legalize abortion. (Cuba was the first.) Undoubtedly, this would be a significant step forward for those advocating for reproductive rights and access in the country, but pro-choice activists are hesitant to hail it a true victory.
Katey Zeh
Katey Zeh coordinates the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet Initiative for the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Church and Society. She is a participant in the Center for American Progress’s 2012 Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute.
