How Reproductive Rights Were Won In Latin America

A movement called "The Green Wave" has pushed the success of the reproductive rights movement in three of Latin America's most populous countries.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the United States became one of only four countries that have rolled back abortion rights since the mid-90s, joining Poland and two Latin American countries: El Salvador and Nicaragua.

But elsewhere in Latin America, there's been momentum building in the opposite direction.

A widespread, grassroots movement known as "The Green Wave" has been gaining ground for reproductive rights in the region, winning major legal victories in the last couple of years. That's in Latin America's three most populous countries.