While a patchworkofstaterestrictionsapplyinMexico, severalLatinAmericannationsbanabortionoutright, includingElSalvador, whichhassentencedsomewomentoupto 40 yearsinprison.
InChile, activistslikeAnitaPennaarecelebrating a voteinOctobertowrite a newconstitutionas a chancetoexpandupon a 2017 lawthatpermittedabortiontosave a mother's lifeincasesofrapeorifthefetusisnotviabletillinfrontscenario, Chileisfacing a scenarioofverysubstantivesocialandpoliticalchange.
Thisis a historicmomentforfeministorganizations, Yeah, butactivistsagreetherearestill a longwaytogowithrestrictivelawsentrenchedinmanycountries, asinBrazil, wherefarrightPresidentJayerBolsonArohasvowedtovetoanyprochoicebills.