Brazil: PL 7022 – Presentation of a bill providing for a public registry of pregnancies.

El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.El Salvador: Propelled by the legal victory from the Karina case, and taking into account the change in Supreme Court justices, the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion brought a lawsuit against the declaration of constitutionality of abortion criminalization. The court ruled against the claimants, upholding its 2007 decision enforcing the country’s total abortion ban.

Argentina: Passage of Law XV No. 14, Act of the Province of Chubut to Develop Public Health Facilities for the Treatment of Nonpunishable Abortion.

Brazil: PL 7254 – Presentation of a bill increasing the penalty of imprisonment for the crime of abortion.

Brazil: The proposal to decriminalize abortion is removed from the National Human Rights Program due to pressure from evangelical groups and the political weakening of the Lula administration.

Colombia: As part of the No More Dark Ages campaign, candlelight vigils were held in four major cities in support of the disciplinary complaint filed against Attorney General Ordoñez.

Brazil: Federal Decree 7177/2010 revoked the provision of the National Human Rights Plan that asserted support for the decriminalization of abortion.

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

Argentina: The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Civil Code articles impeding same-sex marriage.

Argentina: Publication of a new protocol for legal abortion care.