Gaining Ground.AS WE EXPERIENCE BOTH advances and setbacks in our struggle for sexual and reproductive rights Reproductive rights or procreative liberty is what supporters view as human rights in areas of sexual reproduction. Advocates of reproductive rights support the right to control one's reproductive functions, such as the rights to reproduce (such as opposition to forced in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , it was very stimulating to read Tim Frasca's article ("Gaining Ground," Summer 2003) where he describes the recent events that have given us so much hope. These advances, to a greater or lesser degree, have advanced the debate around reproductive rights in Latin America; especially as it related to the right of women to decide and to count on effective, efficient and quality services to obtain an abortion in countries where the law allows it. While the advances, country by country, have generated intense debates on the reproductive rights of women, it is vital to spread the debate far wider, so that many more women may be optimistic about the future. It is lamentable la·men·ta·ble adj. Inspiring or deserving of lament or regret; deplorable or pitiable. See Synonyms at pathetic. lam  en·ta·bly adv. to see that advances in justice and democracy in
our countries are not tied in a forceful and direct way to advances in
sexual and reproductive rights, but is very rewarding to see that girls
and young women like Rosa (Nicaragua), and Paulina and Isela (Mexico),
have the strength to share their experiences, and with it, to denounee
the constant violations of women's rights The effort to secure equal rights for women and to remove gender discrimination from laws, institutions, and behavioral patterns.The women's rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and . Their experiences fortify for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. us all to defend our rights and demand that governments allow us to exert our rights as they have been recognized in conventions and international agreements on human rights, signed by the member states at the UN, as well as signatories to the agreements made in Cairo and Beijing. Reading Frasca's article will be helpful to all of us who are activists, day in, day out, supporting the extension of sexual and reproductive rights in Latin America and elsewhere. Yuriria A. Rodriguez Mtz. Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi , Mexico |
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