Content Warning: the following text discusses abortion, miscarriage. 

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Drawing on her research in Latin America, Megan Rivers-Moore shares her observations and findings in The Conversation’s article entitled “In Latin America, not only abortions but miscarriages can lead to jail time.” The article highlights the inaccessibility and criminalization of services to terminate pregnancies.  Dr. Rivers-Moore explains the alarming consequences and severity of the anti-abortion laws throughout the region and how women resort to self-induced abortions.

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