The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled against El Salvador in a historic abortion case. The court ruled El Salvador violated the rights of a woman named Beatriz, who was denied an abortion in 2013 even though her life was in danger due to her high-risk pregnancy. The court ordered El Salvador to allow doctors to perform abortions in cases of “pregnancies that pose a risk to the woman’s life and health.” El Salvador has one of the strictest abortion bans in the world. In San Salvador, women celebrated the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling.

Deysi Rivas: “We’ve received numerous messages globally. I want to express gratitude for the immense solidarity and celebrate this decision toward us women. It’s a victory for the feminist movement, which has stood by Beatriz’s case for 11 years.”