Weekly Report - 05 February 2015 (WR-15-05)

The presidents of Chile and the Dominican Republic, Michelle Bachelet and Danilo Medina respectively, instructed congress in recent days to legalise therapeutic abortion. The conservative opposition in both countries, supported by the Roman Catholic Church, is attempting to derail the legislative initiatives, which have already had political repercussions. El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are the other three countries in the region where an outright ban on abortion is enforced.

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