Illegal abortion in Brazil

Ipas, the international women's health organization produced this short spot to encourage discussion about illegal abortion in Brazil.

For a more thorough discussion of the issues raised, here is Amber Levinson's recent commentary, Crime and Punishment: Illegal Abortion in Brazil, and a 2005 article from Women's E-News: Brazil Begins to Talk Openly About Abortion.

The Brazilian organization Catholic Women for the Right to Decide and the International Women's Health Coalition also provide information about reproductive justice throughout Latin America.

Nell

Comments

[SoMG]

One of Jill Stanek's RTL commentors has figured out why women get abortions!

It's because they are "whining, sniveling, petulant, spoilt bitches".

http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/jivinjs_life_li.html#comments

[Karla]

Not sure if you've seen this or not - I've only been reading your site for a few weeks. There's a very similar video of a protest in the states that demonstrates how little the women are considered by the protestors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6t_tdOkwo&feature=related