4.11.09

Advocacy This Week: Maternal Health

First Action: In Nicaragua, there is a complete ban on abortion. This means that even when the woman's life is in danger, abortion is illegal.

Amnesty International has completed a report on the origins, causes, and effects of the complete ban of abortion in Nicaragua. Click here to read more about this issue.

Call on Nicaragua to repeal the criminalization of abortion in all cases by signing a letter here. If you have more time, copy (or write) the letter in Spanish.

Second Action: Maternal healthcare access must be improved in Peru; countless indigenous women have died due to lack of access to care and more. Watch this video; it's about 5 minutes long, but very informative:


Urge President Garcia to improve access to maternal healthcare and more (providing better sexual and maternal health information, funding programs concerning maternal healthcare, etc). Either sign this letter (takes less than a minute) or write a letter of your own!

If you have any suggestions or preferences for advocacy next week or in the future, please let us know! :)