Cora Anderson

Jan 17, 2025 | mtholyoke.edu | Cora Anderson |Christian Feuerstein

In December 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) condemned El Salvador for violating the human rights of Beatriz, a young woman who was denied a therapeutic abortion in 2013 due to the country’s absolute abortion ban. Associate Professor of Politics Cora Fernández Anderson wrote an article for Ms. magazine about the landmark ruling that could transform the legal landscape of abortion laws in Latin America.

Jun 24, 2024 | worldpoliticsreview.com | Cora Anderson

Argentina has long been a leader in the Americas when it comes to protecting sexual and reproductive rights and advancing gender equality. It was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to pass a gender quota law for political representation in 1991 and the second to legalize same-sex marriage in 2010. It passed one of the most progressive gender identity laws in the world in 2012. Finally, in 2020, Argentina legalized abortion on demand, becoming the third country in Latin America to do so.