Argentina Should Decriminalize Abortion

During its 2014 Universal Periodic Review, Argentina committed itself to examining a series of recommendations regarding women’s access to reproductive rights in the country. These included recommendations to take steps to ensure that no woman or girl is subject to criminal sanctions for abortion, enact legislation that would provide women legal access to a range of reproductive health services, and ensure that access to legal abortion is available on equal terms in all regions across the country. Abortion is illegal in Argentina, except in cases of rape or when the life or health of the woman…

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