Paula Avila-Guillen
@pauavilg.bsky.social
Human Rights Advocate. Bad(ass) mom. Leader of the #GreenWave in the Americas. ED La WEC. Views expressed are my own.
Chile is facing proposals that could restrict contraception, the morning-after pill, and even the three legal grounds for abortion. These protections save lives—rolling them back would put women and girls at risk: bit.ly/48Q50AM
Kast, the favorite to win Chile's presidential runoff, could limit abortion access
Chile's gradual expansion of abortion access is at risk of a dramatic reversal as far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, a staunch Catholic who opposes even morning-after contraception, surges toward ...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Chile is facing proposals that could restrict contraception, the morning-after pill, and even the three legal grounds for abortion. These protections save lives—rolling them back would put women and girls at risk: bit.ly/48Q50AM
En El Salvador, mujeres siguen siendo condenadas por emergencias obstétricas. El régimen de excepción les niega el debido proceso y pone en riesgo a quienes las defienden. Contarlo es urgente para exigir justicia y frenar estos abusos: bit.ly/4r4HyqI
#OjosEnElSalvador
#OjosEnElSalvador
Defender el derecho al aborto en la era Bukele: “No queremos hacernos las valientes”
Una treintena de mujeres tiene un juicio abierto por emergencias obstétricas en El Salvador; al menos a cinco se les aplicó el régimen de excepción, lo que dificulta más aún su defensa
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November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
En El Salvador, mujeres siguen siendo condenadas por emergencias obstétricas. El régimen de excepción les niega el debido proceso y pone en riesgo a quienes las defienden. Contarlo es urgente para exigir justicia y frenar estos abusos: bit.ly/4r4HyqI
#OjosEnElSalvador
#OjosEnElSalvador
The reports of pregnant women in ICE custody enduring unimaginable suffering & losing their pregnancies due to neglect & inhumane conditions are horrific. Every woman deserves dignity and care, not cruelty. We must demand justice & accountability NOW. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The reports of pregnant women in ICE custody enduring unimaginable suffering & losing their pregnancies due to neglect & inhumane conditions are horrific. Every woman deserves dignity and care, not cruelty. We must demand justice & accountability NOW. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
I grew up watching authoritarian regimes spread: censorship, criminalization, control of women’s bodies—reducing us to reproduction so we’re not seen as leaders. I now see similar patterns in the U.S. Time to speak out, build community & don’t look away: read the full story: bit.ly/4gUORg6
Is the United States the latest authoritarian regime in the Americas?
As the Trump administration continues to make landmark political decisions through executive orders and judicial means, a human rights lawyer examines whether the U.S. has become the latest example of...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I grew up watching authoritarian regimes spread: censorship, criminalization, control of women’s bodies—reducing us to reproduction so we’re not seen as leaders. I now see similar patterns in the U.S. Time to speak out, build community & don’t look away: read the full story: bit.ly/4gUORg6
So proud of my husband Andy Aujla for being recognized by City & State @cityandstateny.bsky.social as one of Westchester’s most powerful people! His dedication, hard work, and impact on our community truly inspire me every day.
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The 2025 Westchester Power 100
The most influential leaders of the suburban county.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
So proud of my husband Andy Aujla for being recognized by City & State @cityandstateny.bsky.social as one of Westchester’s most powerful people! His dedication, hard work, and impact on our community truly inspire me every day.
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Criminalizing abortion creates a culture where people are policed & punished for being pregnant. Miscarriages, stillbirths - all seen as 'failures' to be blamed & prosecuted. El Salvador's tragic reality has been a warning. Now this is happening in the US! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hundreds of US women charged with pregnancy-related crimes since fall of Roe
Study finds prosecutors targeting low-income women mainly in US south – and figure likely to be an undercount
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Criminalizing abortion creates a culture where people are policed & punished for being pregnant. Miscarriages, stillbirths - all seen as 'failures' to be blamed & prosecuted. El Salvador's tragic reality has been a warning. Now this is happening in the US! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Restricting mifepristone isn't about protecting women's health, it's about pushing an extreme anti-abortion agenda. With 5M+ users and a 20-year safety record, these attacks are exposed for what they are: a power play to control women's bodies & decisions. www.axios.com/2025/09/25/f...
FDA to study abortion pill safety limits, RFK Jr. says
New rules around the drug could severely limit access in states with abortion bans.
www.axios.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Restricting mifepristone isn't about protecting women's health, it's about pushing an extreme anti-abortion agenda. With 5M+ users and a 20-year safety record, these attacks are exposed for what they are: a power play to control women's bodies & decisions. www.axios.com/2025/09/25/f...
Until abortion care is accessible to all women, everywhere in Mexico, the fight isn't over. Removing abortion from state criminal codes is the next step - eliminating barriers & confusion, ensuring women can make decisions about their own lives & futures. reprorights.substack.com/p/mexicos-ab...
Mexico’s Abortion Rights Movement Advances Amid Contradictions and Conservative Pushback
While more than half of Mexico’s states have decriminalized abortion, contradictions in the penal code and pressure from conservative groups keep women and providers in a climate of fear.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Until abortion care is accessible to all women, everywhere in Mexico, the fight isn't over. Removing abortion from state criminal codes is the next step - eliminating barriers & confusion, ensuring women can make decisions about their own lives & futures. reprorights.substack.com/p/mexicos-ab...
Dominican artists, creators & activists are demanding justice for women & girls whose lives are endangered by the country's total abortion ban. Exceptions for when a woman's life is at risk, non-viable pregnancies, & rape or incest are basic humanity! www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Total abortion ban in Dominican Republic has cost women's lives, social media campaign warns
Artists and activists are telling the stories of women who've died from high-risk pregnancies in a push to add exceptions to the ban.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Dominican artists, creators & activists are demanding justice for women & girls whose lives are endangered by the country's total abortion ban. Exceptions for when a woman's life is at risk, non-viable pregnancies, & rape or incest are basic humanity! www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
La baja natalidad no es culpa de las mujeres. Es el resultado directo de los altos costos de vida y sistemas inadecuados. Como dice Catalina Calderón, es urgente repensar el cuidado con licencias justas, educación, salud pública y sistemas de apoyo real: www.elespectador.com/responsabili...
¿Baja natalidad? No nos culpen a las mujeres
El año pasado, apenas 445.011 bebés nacieron en Colombia, la cifra más baja desde que se tiene registro.
www.elespectador.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
La baja natalidad no es culpa de las mujeres. Es el resultado directo de los altos costos de vida y sistemas inadecuados. Como dice Catalina Calderón, es urgente repensar el cuidado con licencias justas, educación, salud pública y sistemas de apoyo real: www.elespectador.com/responsabili...
The DR’s new penal code condemns women & girls to preventable suffering and death. By keeping the total abortion ban, @luisabinader perpetuates a grave injustice that strips them of their rights & dignity. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Dominican Republic: New penal code does not guarantee the rights of women and girls
The Dominican Republic's new Penal Code perpetuates the total ban on abortion and other discriminatory laws.
www.amnesty.org
August 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The DR’s new penal code condemns women & girls to preventable suffering and death. By keeping the total abortion ban, @luisabinader perpetuates a grave injustice that strips them of their rights & dignity. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
When women live in fear—of their abuser, of deportation, of losing their kids—they’re easier to silence. ICE isn’t protecting anyone. It’s locking up immigrant women in male facilities, denying care, and criminalizing survival. This is all about control: bit.ly/3UacDtX
The People Being Arrested By ICE That No One’s Talking About
The Trump administration’s deportation machine is detaining immigrant women at record numbers — and they've become invisible targets.
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August 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When women live in fear—of their abuser, of deportation, of losing their kids—they’re easier to silence. ICE isn’t protecting anyone. It’s locking up immigrant women in male facilities, denying care, and criminalizing survival. This is all about control: bit.ly/3UacDtX
This powerful piece by a dear friend exposes the fear and trauma immigrant families are facing—right in our classrooms, our neighborhoods, our lives. No child should have to fear that drop-off at school might be the last time they see their parents. 51st.news/opinion-ice-...
Opinion: ICE enforcement terrorizes school communities
School district action plans should include protective measures for students, and schools must train all staff on these measures.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This powerful piece by a dear friend exposes the fear and trauma immigrant families are facing—right in our classrooms, our neighborhoods, our lives. No child should have to fear that drop-off at school might be the last time they see their parents. 51st.news/opinion-ice-...
Immigration enforcement is being used to silence and control women—especially those undocumented. Just like abortion bans and femicide impunity, it’s not about safety. It’s about power. States like CA and NY are stepping up—and here’s why: www.axios.com/2025/07/19/s...
State, local officials seek to ban ICE agents' masks
Trump administration says masks are necessary for agents' security during immigration raids.
www.axios.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Immigration enforcement is being used to silence and control women—especially those undocumented. Just like abortion bans and femicide impunity, it’s not about safety. It’s about power. States like CA and NY are stepping up—and here’s why: www.axios.com/2025/07/19/s...
Journalists interested in covering stories of reproductive rights in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S. – check out @IWMF's reporting grant supporting projects promoting health, repro rights & justice! Learn more: iwmf.submittable.com/submit/8b124...
IWMF - Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice in the Americas 2025
The International Women’s Media Foundation is pleased to provide grants to support reporting focused on reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States. These grants suppo...
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July 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Journalists interested in covering stories of reproductive rights in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S. – check out @IWMF's reporting grant supporting projects promoting health, repro rights & justice! Learn more: iwmf.submittable.com/submit/8b124...
The Dominican Republic is rushing a new Penal Code that reinforces a complete abortion ban, forcing girls to give birth, denying women life-saving care, and punishing doctors for helping—all while shielding the powerful from accountability. apnews.com/article/domi...
Dominican protesters rally against a proposed set of laws on abortion, corruption and rights
Dozens of protesters have gathered in front of the Dominican Republic’s congressional building to rally against proposed laws that would uphold an abortion ban, allow discrimination based on sexual or...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Dominican Republic is rushing a new Penal Code that reinforces a complete abortion ban, forcing girls to give birth, denying women life-saving care, and punishing doctors for helping—all while shielding the powerful from accountability. apnews.com/article/domi...
Brazil's restrictive abortion laws have deadly consequences: hundreds of women die annually from unsafe abortions, countless others face lifelong health damage, and families are left to pick up the pieces. Read more about the heartbreaking stories: apnews.com/article/braz...
'I was terrified I was going to die.' Rape victims in Brazil struggle to access legal abortions
A Brazilian woman who says she became pregnant after being raped in March should have been granted access to a legal abortion.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Brazil's restrictive abortion laws have deadly consequences: hundreds of women die annually from unsafe abortions, countless others face lifelong health damage, and families are left to pick up the pieces. Read more about the heartbreaking stories: apnews.com/article/braz...
Our fight for reproductive rights knows no borders. The transnational connections we're forging between US and Latin American lawmakers, and reproductive health advocates are the lifeline that will sustain us. Read more about our latest delegation to Brazil: www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Why We Must Keep Talking About Abortion Pills
As part of a delegation to Brazil, I saw how our countries’ respective struggles to maintain and expand reproductive justice are really part of the same fight.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Our fight for reproductive rights knows no borders. The transnational connections we're forging between US and Latin American lawmakers, and reproductive health advocates are the lifeline that will sustain us. Read more about our latest delegation to Brazil: www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Esta es la realidad de las hondureñas en uno de los países más restrictivos del mundo: una visita a urgencias puede llevarte a la cárcel. Ninguna mujer debe de ser criminalizada por buscar atención médica y la anticoncepción de emergencia debe estar garantizada siempre! elpais.com/america/2025...
Una joven acusada de abortar en Honduras reabre el debate por la despenalización
La mujer de 19 años es demandada por el Ministerio Público tras llegar a un hospital por una interrupción del embarazo, supuestamente inducida, en un país que la penaliza en todos los casos
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June 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Esta es la realidad de las hondureñas en uno de los países más restrictivos del mundo: una visita a urgencias puede llevarte a la cárcel. Ninguna mujer debe de ser criminalizada por buscar atención médica y la anticoncepción de emergencia debe estar garantizada siempre! elpais.com/america/2025...
¡Momento histórico en Chile! El gobierno del Presidente Boric presenta un proyecto de ley para despenalizar el aborto hasta las 14 semanas. Este tipo de liderazgo es un poderoso ejemplo para todos los políticos: estar del lado correcto de la historia! www.cnnchile.com/pais/ninguna...
“Ninguna mujer se embaraza para abortar”: Gobierno presenta proyecto de aborto hasta las 14 semanas de gestación
La ministra de la Mujer, Antonia Orellana, sostuvo que, para el gobierno, las mujeres que abortan “no deben seguir siendo tratadas como criminales ni seguir siendo perseguidas penalmente”.
www.cnnchile.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
¡Momento histórico en Chile! El gobierno del Presidente Boric presenta un proyecto de ley para despenalizar el aborto hasta las 14 semanas. Este tipo de liderazgo es un poderoso ejemplo para todos los políticos: estar del lado correcto de la historia! www.cnnchile.com/pais/ninguna...
Reposted by Paula Avila-Guillen
A new guest editorial from Kwajelyn Jackson of the Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation and @pauavilg.bsky.social of the Women’s Equality Center. #abortion #elsalvador #georgia #politics
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When Miscarrying Leads to Imprisonment: El Salvador’s Past, Georgia’s Present
Georgia's treatment of abortion much like what we've seen in South America.
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May 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A new guest editorial from Kwajelyn Jackson of the Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation and @pauavilg.bsky.social of the Women’s Equality Center. #abortion #elsalvador #georgia #politics
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In El Salvador, women are imprisoned for miscarriages—waking up in handcuffs, still bleeding, still grieving. Now, Georgia is following. Abortion bans are turning pregnancy into a crime. @FWHC’s Kwajelyn Jackson and I spoke about grieving under surveillance: reprorights.substack.com/p/when-misca...
When Miscarrying Leads to Imprisonment: El Salvador’s Past, Georgia’s Present
Georgia's treatment of abortion much like what we've seen in South America.
reprorights.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In El Salvador, women are imprisoned for miscarriages—waking up in handcuffs, still bleeding, still grieving. Now, Georgia is following. Abortion bans are turning pregnancy into a crime. @FWHC’s Kwajelyn Jackson and I spoke about grieving under surveillance: reprorights.substack.com/p/when-misca...
Brazil's rigid abortion laws fail thousands of people every year. Despite qualifying for legal abortion under narrow exceptions, most still face impossible hurdles to access care. With threats to tighten these laws even further, Christian feminists are raising their voices newint.org/women/2025/c...
A case of conscience: The Christian feminists fighting Brazil's anti-abortion laws
A growing movement of Christian feminists are making their voice heard as they oppose threats to tighten the country’s abortion laws. Alice McCool reports from inside their fight.
newint.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Brazil's rigid abortion laws fail thousands of people every year. Despite qualifying for legal abortion under narrow exceptions, most still face impossible hurdles to access care. With threats to tighten these laws even further, Christian feminists are raising their voices newint.org/women/2025/c...
Cuando los sistemas fallan, nuestras comunidades siempre responden! Las redes de voluntarias que defienden el derecho al aborto en Argentina demuestran que nuestras comunidades siempre se apoyan mutuamente. www.clarin.com/sociedad/gua...
Las guardianas del aborto legal: cómo trabajan las redes de voluntarias que ayudan a cumplir la ley
Garantizan el derecho al aborto en Argentina y países limítrofes. Cómo lo hacen.Testimonios de mujeres que interrumpieron sus embarazos acompañadas por estas redes.
www.clarin.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Cuando los sistemas fallan, nuestras comunidades siempre responden! Las redes de voluntarias que defienden el derecho al aborto en Argentina demuestran que nuestras comunidades siempre se apoyan mutuamente. www.clarin.com/sociedad/gua...
As International Women's Day approaches, we're reminded that our bodies are the battlegrounds in a global fight for autonomy. The #GreenWave is a reminder that our struggles are intertwined & our solidarity is our strength. Read how LAC activists are fighting back: www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Latin American activists warn of pushback on reproductive rights
Latin American rights activists on Thursday warned of growing political threats to reproductive rights across the region, as the United States rolls back access to abortion.
www.reuters.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As International Women's Day approaches, we're reminded that our bodies are the battlegrounds in a global fight for autonomy. The #GreenWave is a reminder that our struggles are intertwined & our solidarity is our strength. Read how LAC activists are fighting back: www.reuters.com/business/hea...