Abortion & Women's Rights

Abortion & Women's Rights

(July 10, 2007) Segment 1 - Abortion Does a woman have the right to terminate the life of her unborn, or are the rights of the baby to be protected at all cost? And why are women's rights such a controversial issue in Latin American countries? Segmento 1 - El Aborto Tiene la mujer el derecho de terminar con un embarazo no deseado o se debe proteger los derechos de la criatura a como de lugar? ¿Por que son los derechos de la mujer tan controversiales en América Latina? Segment 2 - Women's Rights Latin America is commonly know as the macho capital of the world, where women are treated as second class citizens. This may or may not be true in some parts of the region. What is true though is that women's rights are often violated for political, social or economic reasons. Segmento 2 - Los Derechos de las Mujeres América Latina es conocida como la capital del machismo en el mundo. En donde las mujeres son tratadas como ciudadanos de segunda clase. Esto puede ser cierto o no en algunos lugares de la región. Lo que si bien es cierto, es que los derechos de las mujeres son constantemente violados por razones políticas, sociales, y económicas.
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