CLACAI (Consorcio Latinoamericano contra el Aborto Inseguro) has launched the report Sexual and Reproductive Rights for People with Disabilities: A Regional Overview. This comparative study analyzes sexual and reproductive health (SRH) regulations for people with disabilities (PwD), based on the standards of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It was jointly developed by two initiatives: Reproductive Health is Vital and CLACAI´s Legal Network
The study has four main sections: Introduction, Regulatory Frameworks and Human Rights, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Abortion. It analyzes the laws of 13 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay) to identify both the legal harmonization achieved and the remaining gaps in guaranteeing the rights of people with disabilities regarding access to SRH, particularly abortion. An executive summary with the main findings has been prepared in both English and Spanish.
CLACAI is a regional network that brings together efforts and promotes strategies for universal access to legal, safe and quality abortion in every country in Latin America and the Caribbean. It comprises people, organizations, and networks dedicated to activism, advocacy, research, providing health services, producing and democratizing knowledge, work in the legal sphere, communication, education, and other similar areas of work. All of them seek to contribute to democracy, justice, equality, and equity.
SOURCE: Summary by Mariana Vazquez, Gestora de Proyectos, CLACAI, 6 August 2025.