'A mother you shall be': Women in Ecuador prosecuted for having an abortion
Doctors, judges and prosecutors will sometimes stop at nothing to convince women of their supposed role: being a mother. In the capital Quito and other cities, our reporters Justine Sagot and Juan Ignacio Dávila met several women who had abortions and were subsequently prosecuted, as well as a feminist lawyer who is fighting for the decriminalisation of abortion. Ana Vera's battle means facing down powerful leaders, starting with President Guillermo Lasso, a member of the Catholic Church's powerful Opus Dei institution.
