Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion access
Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Thu 19 Jun 2025
A new law has just come into force in Rio de Janeiro requiring all public hospitals and clinics run by the municipal government to display anti-abortion signs bearing messages such as: “Did you know that the unborn child is discarded as hospital waste?”
Reproductive rights activists view the act as the latest example of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict access to abortion in a country that already has some of the world’s most restrictive laws.
Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/19/rio-de-janeiro-anti-abortion-signs