Health

‘Women need to know it is no longer a crime’: Mexico’s abortion companions – in pictures


For decades, acompañantas, or companions, have operated in secrecy to provide support for women to safely access terminations in Mexico. After abortion was decriminalised by the Mexican supreme court in September, they are still playing a role in getting the information across, as well as supporting women in neighbouring countries with stricter regimes, including the US

  • Photographs by Mahé Elipe



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