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Argentina Marks Five Years of Legal Abortion as Reports Detail Sharp Access Setbacks

Rights groups attribute this year's access barriers to national defunding plus a halt to abortion‑drug purchases.

Overview

  • Amnesty International reports the national suspension of purchasing and distributing misoprostol and mifepristone, leaving public hospitals without essential medication for legal procedures.
  • The organization logged more than 400 cases in 2025 describing barriers to care, a total that it says vastly exceeds the complaints it received in 2024.
  • Monitors cite an estimated 81% drop from 2023 to 2024 in the distribution of contraceptives, emergency contraception and pregnancy tests to provinces.
  • An ELA/ACIJ analysis finds the national sexual‑health program executed about 20% of its 2023 budget and 8% of its 2021 level in 2024, with the 2026 budget draft removing supply and training targets and lowering projected contraceptive coverage.
  • Access now depends heavily on provincial capacity and activist networks, producing uneven availability across the country as official information campaigns falter and the sexual‑health hotline struggles to respond.