Argentina: National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism issued a recommendation on the justification and regulation of “nonpunishable abortion.” Its recommendation framed the debate as an antidiscrimination issue.

Mexico: The attorney general (Eduardo Medina Mora) and the National Commission for Human Rights (José Luis Soberanes Fernández) presented two actions of unconstitutionality against the reforms to decriminalize abortion (Actions of Unconstitutionality 146/2007 and 147/2007).

Argentina: M.F.C. Case – In the city of Paraná (province of Entre Ríos), an abortion was requested by the mother of a 19-year-old disabled girl, M.F.C., who became pregnant as a result of rape. The procecure was denied via a precautionary measure filed in defense of the “unborn child” by the Ombudswoman for Children and the Poor. The judge from the province’s Court for Minors granted the injunction and also ruled that M.F.C. should reside in a state home run by the Council for Children. M.F.C.’s mother appealed the injunction and obtained authorization for a legal abortion. During the legal timeframe for filing appeals, the man who had impregnated M.F.C. appeared, arguing in defense of the rights of the “unborn child.” The Superior Court of Entre Ríos ruled in favor of an abortion. M.F.C. was transferred to Mar del Plata, where she finally received an abortion, given that local doctors in Paraná refused to perform the procedure.

Brazil: PL 1763 – New presentation of a bill (by Deputies Jusmari Oliveira (PR/PA) and Henrique Afonso (PT/AC)) providing assistance to mothers and their children in cases where the children are conceived as a result of sexual violence.

Brazil: PL 1820 – New presentation of a bill (by Deputy Rodovalho (DEM/DF)) amending the Civil Code to create a public registry of pregnancies.

Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.Brazil: PL 2154 – Presentation of a bill providing for the creation of a hotline to receive reports of illegal abortions.

Brazil: PL 2273 – Presentation of a bill amending Decree-Law No. 2848 of 1940 to criminalize the act of assisting or providing tools or drugs for the performance of abortion.

Brazil: The Federal Medical Council issued Resolution 1752 considering anencephalic fetuses as brain-dead and allowing doctors to remove their organs after birth to be used for transplantation. Resolution 1805 authorizing doctors to perform euthanasia in such cases remained in effect, as did Resolution 1811/2006 affirming that emergency contraception is not an abortifacient.

Brazil: PL 2433 – Presentation of a bill increasing the penalty of detention for pregnant women who carry out or allow an abortion, and requiring imprisonment for third parties who perform the procedure. It also criminalized any behavior to induce, instigate, or assist a pregnant woman to abort.

Brazil: PL 2504 – Presentation of a bill providing for the mandatory registration of pregnant women in health facilities, whether outpatient, hospital, public, or private.