TIME00441

TIME00441
UN System
Regional Americas
Yes
Abortion
Advance
UN recommendation/declaration
04-2016
The Pan American Health Organization issued the document “Zika Ethics Consultation: Ethics Guidance on Key Issues Raised by the Outbreak,” which states that women have a right to decide to continue with their pregnancies in the context of the Zika outbreak, pointing out that governments have an ethical responsibility to allow women to decide among all relevant reproductive options, including access to contraception and abortion.