Honduras to legalize morning-after pill for rape victims
By:Reuters
Updated: Nov 1, 2022, 12:51 CDT•1min read
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras will authorize the use of the morning-after pill for rape victims after more than a decade of total restrictions, the country’s health minister announced late on Monday, though a complete ban on abortion continues.
The heavily Catholic Central American nation introduced an absolute ban on the use and sale of the morning-after pill in 2009, but had hinted at softening its stance in extreme cases for several years.
The only Latin American nation currently with an all-out ban on the morning-after pill, Honduras also punishes women who have abortions with up to six years in prison, including in cases of rape or incest.
“We are going to make the pill available for rape victims because it is not a contraceptive method,” Health Minister Jose Matheu said during an event with women’s organizations on Monday night. “We are waiting for it to come out of the regulations unit to sign it off.”
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