
Thousands march for abortion rights in several Latin American nations
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Thousands marched for abortion rights across Latin America on Tuesday, holding placards and banners that read "It is my right to decide" and "legal abortion for health and life," as they demanded reproductive freedoms in a region known for some of the world's strictest anti-abortion laws.
Several Latin American nations still ban abortion, including El Salvador, which has sentenced some women to up to 40 years in prison. In a number of high-profile cases, women have been convicted and imprisoned after suffering miscarriages and stillbirths.
The rallies, held on International Safe Abortion Day, were aimed at pressuring lawmakers to ease punitive abortion laws, with demonstrators taking to the streets in countries including El Salvador, Chile and Mexico.

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