Honduras to legalize use of morning-after pill for rape victims
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Honduras will legalize the use of the morning-after pill for rape victims after more than 10 years of total restriction. It is unclear how health officials would verify rape and supply the pill.
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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