Guatemala Increases Abortion Penalty, Bans Same-Sex Marriage

March 9, 2022

(Associated Press) – Guatemalan lawmakers have increased prison sentences for women who have abortions, bucking a recent trend in Latin America toward expanding access to the procedures. As some of Latin America’s largest countries — Mexico, Argentina, Colombia — have expanded abortion access in the past two years, there remain countries where conservative religious trends continue to hold sway. (Read More)