Mexico: Supreme Court ruled in favor of a trans woman who requested a new birth certificate that would not reveal the gender assigned to her at birth.

Bolivia: New Constitution banned discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”

Bolivia: New Constitution acknowledged “marriage” and “free unions” as only those occurring “between a woman and a man.”

Brazil: PL 4725 – Presentation of a bill providing for assistance to women victims of rape who wish to obtain a legal abortion.

Chile: The Unified Movement for Sexual Minorities organized its first-ever mass wedding for sexual minorities in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral.

Mexico: The local congress of the state of Colima reformed article 1 of its Constitution to provide legal protection to embryos, which it defined as “a human being in formation and development”.

Mexico: The local congress of the state of Jalisco reformed its Constitution to “protect and ensure the public subjective right of the individual to life, from conception to natural death.”

Mexico: The local congress of the state of Puebla reformed its Constitution to protect life from the moment of conception and to strengthen the family.

Peru: Decision 16325-2008 – A first instance court from Lima (the Sixth Constitutional Court of Lima) ruled against a claim filed against the Ministry of Health for neglecting to issue and implement Therapeutic Abortion Guidelines.

El Salvador: Creation of the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion.