Written by Cristiane Ribeiro
Friday, 30 September 2005
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Most of the women who suffer complications or die in Brazil due to botched abortions are poor, black, and uneducated. These data come from a study that is being done by the non-governmental organization Citizens' Human Rights Advocacy. The information was presented during a debate held Wednesday, September 28, in Rio de Janeiro to commemorate the Day for the Decriminalization of Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean. The executive director of the NGO, Gleyde Selma da Hora, points out that these results confirm that women from lower social classes are the ones who suffer most from abortions, while women from economically more privileged classes have access to safer means. "Poor women who undergo abortions already have an average of three children and maintain that they are unable to guarantee a decent life for an additional child; others claim they cannot count on their partners to share the responsibility; and there are also some who say that the condom ripped and the pregnancy was unwanted," da Hora observed.The participants in the debate are hoping for the legislature to approve a law that will allow pregnancies to be interrupted. At present, the National Congress is considering around 35 bills dealing with the legalization of abortion or the continuation of its prohibition. A file prepared by the Feminist Health Network indicates that approximately one million women submit to abortions in Brazil each year. This figure is based on the number of women who show up at public hospitals for post-abortion curettages. The file also suggests that abortions are the fourth largest cause of maternal deaths in the country and that, between 1999 and 2002, there were over two thousand female fatalities in public hospitals as a result of abortion-related complications.
Ribeiro , Cristiane . "NGO Says Legal Abortion in Brazil Would Be Life Saver to Poor Women ." NGO Says Legal Abortion in Brazil Would Be Life Saver to Poor Women . Friday, 30 September 2005 . 31 May 2007
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Since the group that you wrote about is based in Brazil, it's difficult to find information about it on the Internet. Perhaps they have a home page that's in Portuguese, but I couldn't find one in English. As the name of the group in Portuguese wasn't mentioned it's difficult to do a thorough search. It's always best to go to the home page of the group itself to see how they characterize their activities, especially since the article you were quoting from is a few years old.
It seems to be MUCH easier to find NGOs which support the right to have abortion than pro-life ones. Here are a few I was able to find that are pro-choice:
Catholics for a Free Choice
Although this group is made up of Catholics, they believe that women should have "access to the full range of contraceptive choices, safe and legal abortion, pre- and post-natal care and adoption."
International Women's Health Coalition
One part of their mission is to help women secure "access to safe abortion."
On the "pro-life" or "anti-abortion" side there's...
Life
Life is an anti-abortion charity group based in the UK.
By going to these sites you can get a good idea of the activities of NGOs on both sides of the issue.
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