Latin America is home to some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world. In most countries in the region, women are only allowed terminations if their lives are at threat and even then, practical access is very difficult.

This draconian approach has had a devastating impact on gender equality and women’s human rights. In El Salvador, women face 30-year jail sentences for miscarrying pregnancies, while in Argentina last year, an 11-year-old girl who had been raped was forced to give birth, after doctors refused to allow her an abortion.

Thousands of similar cases play out daily across the country, as women and girls are obstructed from accessing abortion, in incidents that run the risk of dangerous medical complications – not to mention huge levels of trauma.

Argentina legalises abortion: a “Green Wave” group of feminists just scored a huge victory for women in the region