Honduras Woman Says Country Denied Her Access to Abortion in UN Complaint

The country’s strict abortion ban violates Hondurans’ rights to “life, health, privacy, autonomy, and bodily integrity.”

An Indigenous woman from Honduras has lodged a complaint with the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee, alleging that her country denied her access to an abortion after she was raped. This is the first instance of a Central American country being reported to the UN for its anti-abortion laws. “Honduras’s regressive policies on sexual and reproductive health constitute clear violations of the...

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