Beatriz Galli

Beatriz Galli

Ipas

Beatriz Galli is Senior Latin America Policy Advisor for Ipas and a member of the Bioethics Commission of the Lawyers Bar Association in Rio de Janeiro. Beatriz obtained her law degree from the University of Toronto, where she was a fellow in the International Program for Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights. Before joining Ipas, she worked for the Ford Foundation and the German Foundation Heinrich Boell in Rio de Janeiro.

The Zika Virus Is a Matter of Reproductive Injustice

Beatriz Galli

The Zika virus, in addition to being a widespread medical crisis, has effectively drawn attention to elected leaders’ neglect of women’s reproductive rights in many of the affected countries.

Taking Action to Combat State-Sanctioned Violence Against Women Worldwide

Leila Hessini & Beatriz Galli

May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health—a day advocates have commemorated since 1987. This year, the focus is on institutional violence.

Brazil’s Criminal Abortion Laws Are Killing Women

Beatriz Galli

For women in Brazil, seeking an abortion can have extreme legal, social, and physical consequences.

Does She Really Support Reproductive Rights? Mixed Messages from Brazil’s First Female President

Beatriz Galli

Will Rousseff and Brazil’s other leaders summon up the will to truly stand up for women’s rights? Will they tackle one of the true solutions to high maternal mortality: decriminalization of abortion and measures that could effectively reduce deaths related to unsafe abortions?

Using Special Powers, Brazil’s President Passes Law Requiring Compulsory Registration of All Pregnant Women

Beatriz Galli

A new law passed in the dead of night by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff violates all women’s right to privacy by creating compulsory registration to control and monitor her reproductive life.

Celebrating Important Victories from the Women’s Movement in Brazil

Beatriz Galli

2010 was a benchmark year for the debate around abortion legalization in Brazil. For the first time, we saw debates during a Presidential election being mostly guided by religious beliefs around sexual and reproductive rights.

Beatriz Galli

The Zika Virus Is a Matter of Reproductive Injustice

Taking Action to Combat State-Sanctioned Violence Against Women Worldwide

Brazil’s Criminal Abortion Laws Are Killing Women

Does She Really Support Reproductive Rights? Mixed Messages from Brazil’s First Female President

Using Special Powers, Brazil’s President Passes Law Requiring Compulsory Registration of All Pregnant Women

Celebrating Important Victories from the Women’s Movement in Brazil

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