According to Lilián Abracinskas: “Delayed care can be very dangerous. An example: we had one woman die because of lack of obstetric care after a legal abortion in 2020. She went through the consultations required by the law, took the pills as prescribed by the doctor. But when she experienced abdominal pains and came to the ER [probably because the abortion wasn’t complete], the doctor who was on call was a conscientious objector, and he only attended to her 24 hours later. She died of septicaemia as a result. A complaint was filed but his medical license was only suspended for a year.

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From the Dec 19, 2024 newsletter of the International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion. “Uruguay brings back progressive government” – Interview with Lilián Abracinskas, founder of Mujer y Salud en Uruguay (MYSU) by Françoise Girard. It was originally published in December 2024 in her monthly communications platform: Feminism Makes Us Smarter (FMUS).