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Costa Rican government fighting misinformation about abortion norms

Therapeutic abortions have been permitted by Costa Rican law for almost five decades in instances when the pregnancy threatens the life of the pregnant woman.

Women march in Central America to demand a stop to gender violence

Hundreds of women marched Monday in different countries through Central America, the region that exhibits the highest rates of femicides.

Remembering Eva

Eva Morera Ulloa was a student, a young mother and an advocate against gender violence.

Morning-after pill can now be sold without a prescription in Costa Rica

Legalization of the morning-after pill as an accessible emergency contraceptive has been years in the making for Costa Rica. 

How to deal with street harassment in Costa Rica

When you experience or witness street harassment, remember the 5 Ds.

How to Fight Street harassment in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is known for its beautiful beaches and abundant biodiversity, but for women, it also means street harassment. Tico Times reporter Alissa Grosskopf talks to experts and men on the street to figure out why they do it, how to fight it and what happens when you do.

El Salvador acquits woman charged with murder over premature birth

A judge in El Salvador on Monday acquitted a 20-year-old rape victim originally charged with murder after giving birth prematurely in a toilet.

Costa Rica pledges to reduce violence against women

The plan includes efforts to hasten response to domestic violence victims.

We want them alive: Costa Rica’s reckoning

The waves of violence sometimes seem to lap against an indifferent shore.

Carlos Alvarado asks to put abortion debate on hold

Alvarado prefers to keep the focus on tax reform.

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