El Salvador: The Supreme Court rejected the action of unconstitutionality filed against the total abortion ban.

Brazil: PL 7633 – Presentation of a bill by Deputy Jean Wyllys (PSOL/RJ) regulating the “humanization of the assistance provided to the woman and her newborn during the postpartum period.”

Colombia: The eighth March for the Right to Life was held in 20 cities throughout the country and with the participation of approximately 90,000 people. This mobilization sought to denounce the open promotion of abortion by state agencies, the funding of abortion with resources from the public health system, and pressure on medical personnel to practice abortions against their conscience.

Colombia: Action for unconstitutionality filed against article 23 of Law 1719. According to this law, the protocol on care for victims of sexual violence is optional and not mandatory. The action of unconstitutionality, filed by La Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de Las Mujeres, Women’s Link, HUMANAS, Dejusticia, and the Casa de la Mujer, argued that having an optional protocol is retrogressive, is discriminatory, and reinforces gender stereotypes.

Peru: Congressman Carlos Bruce declared publicly that he is gay. He is the first Peruvian congressman to make such a declaration. Bruce has been supporting the bill to allow same-sex unions.

Brazil: The Ministry of Health issued Ordinance 415/2014 including legal abortion in the list of special services provided by the public health system. The value of R$443 (around US$140) was established for the procedure.

Brazil: The Ministry of Health issued Ordinance 437/2014 revoking several other ordinances, including Ordinance 415/2014, which lasted only one week.

Colombia: Juan Manuel Santos elected president in the run-off.

Colombia: Modification of Law 1719 of 2014. The reform included measures to ensure access to justice for victims of sexual violence, especially that related to the armed conflict, and to provide free and comprehensive health care to such victims.

Colombia: Sentence T-532/2014. The claimant, D.D., requested an abortion on the grounds of risk to her health and life, arguing that the pregnancy was affecting her psychological health and that she did not have the financial resources to maintain another child (at the time, she had a six-year-old daughter). Her health care provider failed to offer efficient and timely services. The Constitutional Court urged Congress to issue a regulation establishing a maximum period for studying and approving abortion requests.