Abortion can lead to depression, guilt, drug abuse, suicide: top Mexican newspaper

“Sadness, depression, fear of sterility, guilt,” drug abuse and suicide are just some of the effects suffered by women who have abortions in Mexico City, according to the country’s most eminent newspaper, El Universal. The newspaper ran an article openly acknowledging the psychological trauma associated with abortion on January 21. Continue reading

Uruguay Legalizes Abortion

Uruguay has become the second country in Latin America to legalize abortion. The other nation is communist Cuba.

The measure is causing major divisions within the predominantly Roman Catholic country. The Uruguayan Senate approved the bill 17-14 to allow abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The bill was a compromise between enough pro-choice and anti-abortion legislators to pass the bill. Continue reading