April 2021 – On January 21, government leaders in Honduras passed an amendment to their national constitution, effectively making abortion illegal in Honduras. “It is prohibited and illegal,” read the amendment, “for the mother or a third party to practice any form of interruption of life on the unborn, whose life must be respected from conception.”
Article 65 of the Honduras Constitution states the “right to life is inviolable.” Because of the pro-life laws in Honduras, doctors who perform abortions can be imprisoned from 3 to 10 years while women seeking or having an abortion can receive up to 6 years in jail.
