This Woman Performed Her Own Abortion — And Was Lucky To Survive
After barely surviving two illegal abortions, Beatriz sells birth control on the black market to help other women in Venezuela, as the economic and political crisis deepens. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleHow Doctors And The Church Conspired To Stop An 11-Year-Old Girl From Having...
Lucía was raped at 11. Her family’s demands for a legal abortion became the center of a global firestorm — and she still doesn’t know the whole story. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleVenezuela's Opposition Leader Has Called On Soldiers To Join His Uprising....
Clashes between protesters and soldiers have taken place in Caracas, including armored vehicles driving into demonstrators. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleShe Wants The Workers Off Her Land. They Say It’s Their Socialist Right.
A standoff at the top of a hill between a once-wealthy landowner and some impoverished farmers has been going on for 10 years, and neither side is backing down. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleThis Woman Had A Stillbirth And Is On Trial For It — Again
Evelyn Hernández was convicted of aggravated murder after a stillbirth, but was released after serving 33 months. This week, she is going back to court for the same alleged crime. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleThe Woman Who Was Tried Twice For Having A Stillbirth Has Been Acquitted
Evelyn Hernández was put on trial — again — last week for aggravated murder after she delivered a stillborn in 2016. After weeks of uncertainty, a judge ruled on Monday that she was innocent. View...
View ArticleThe US Is Doing Everything It Can To Make Central America Its Southern Border
Brenda Rivera and her three children are fleeing Honduras, but every step of the way face new hurdles because of Trump's anti-immigrant policies. BuzzFeed News followed her journey. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleProsecutors Are Going After A Woman Acquitted For Having A Stillbirth — For A...
Evelyn Hernández’s acquittal last month was hailed as a victory for women’s rights, but prosecutors are appealing. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleWhen The Horror Of Losing Your Baby Turns Into Years Behind Bars
In a region wrestling with alarming rates of gender-based violence, El Salvador stands out for its relentless persecution of women suspected of having abortions. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleDo You See A Coup Or Not? Bolivia Is The Internet's Latest Rorschach Test.
Was Evo Morales’ removal a military coup? Or democracy trumping authoritarianism? You probably made up your mind before Morales even left the country. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleThey Beat Her, Cut Off Her Hair, And Covered Her With Paint. But She Was...
The violent attack on a small-town mayor in Bolivia shocked the world. This is her story. View Entire Post ›
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