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“Entre mis Cicatrices” Exhibition Highlights Plight of Honduran Women in Restrictive Legal Environment
On February 27, 2025, the Museum for National Identity (MIN) and Optio inaugurated the powerful photography exhibition “Entre mis Cicatrices” , shedding light on the resilience of Honduran women who have faced criminalization following obstetric emergencies. The...
A tragic day for women’s rights in the US
Optio has worked for a decade to advance the reproductive rights of women and girls in Central America. Never once did we think that we would have to turn our attention to the United States of America, a country thought of by many as a bastion of freedom and personal...
Optio and PASMO connect girls clubs in Honduras
Optio is working closely with Associación PASMO to bring together and strengthen girls’ clubs across Honduras.
Optio’s Legal Team Works with Central American Partners to Create Regional Policy Lab
This year, Optio has been working closely with our local partners in Guatemala and El Salvador to create a specialized policy lab, which will develop new approaches to liberalize restrictive reproductive health policies in Central America.
Working to Legalize and Improve Access to Emergency Contraception in Honduras
Over the past 5 months, Optio has been working with GE-PAE and OASIS to assess the regulatory landscape and document the availability and use of emergency contraception commodities.
The Election of Xiomara Castro Is a Victory for Women’s Rights in Honduras
On November 28th, the pro-choice candidate Xiomara Castro became the first female president-elect in Honduras. Since the start of her campaign, Castro has been committed to fervently defending the rights of women and girls in all fields of society, by lifting them out of poverty, guaranteeing their sexual and reproductive rights, reducing gender based violence, removing the ban on emergency contraception and decriminalizing abortion for three indications.