Honduras will authorize the use of the morning-after pill for rape victims after more than a decade of total restrictions, the country's health minister announced late on Monday, though a complete ban on abortion continues.
The heavily Catholic Central American nation introduced an absolute ban on the use and sale of the morning-after pill in 2009, but had hinted at softening its stance in extreme cases for several years.
The only Latin American nation currently with an all-out ban on the morning-after pill, Honduras also punishes women who have abortions with up to six years in prison, including in cases of rape or incest.
