US groups pour millions into anti-abortion campaign in Latin America and Caribbean

Guardian investigation reveals anti-choice groups using sophisticated methods to combat potential easing of draconian abortion laws in the region

US anti-choice groups are coordinating and financing a campaign to restrict access to abortion across Latin America and the Caribbean.

A Guardian investigation has found that organisations have poured millions of dollars into the region, which has some of the most draconian abortion laws, to combat efforts to decriminalise the termination of pregnancies and to obstruct access to clinics providing services.

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