“I want my daughter and young women to live free without fear,' says human rights defender and lawyer Ariadne Song.
access to legal abortion for free at public hospitals, since doctors are unaware of the law or find excuses to delay the procedure.
“The medical association of Quintana Roo, where I am based, is ‘pro-life,'” said Song. “The board of medics were against decriminalization from the beginning and is still hindering the progress for women. Therefore, I have had to accompany women to the clinic to ensure their rights are granted as they are denied the service until we intervene.”
“We are also working to ensure that access to comprehensive sexual education is readily available, especially to women living in marginalized areas that have minimal access to information available to them in the health centers; we need to reach the women in these communities in these contexts of marginalization,” she added.
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