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In Ecuador, women are victims of the powerful Catholic anti-abortion lobby and a conservative judicial machinery. Only a few can terminate their pregnancy for a few hundred dollars in private clinics, with few repercussions. But for those who do not have sufficient financial means, the choice is more difficult. In this very conservative country of 17 million inhabitants, it is difficult to escape the social pressure of motherhood and anti-abortion activism.
Doctors, judges and prosecutors are sometimes willing to do anything to convince Ecuadorian women of their supposed role: to be mothers.
In Quito, the capital, and other cities, our reporters Justine Sagot and Juan Ignacio Dávila met several women who had abortions and were subsequently prosecuted. As well as Ana Vera, a feminist lawyer who fights for the decriminalization of abortion. Her battle means facing powerful leaders, beginning with President Guillermo Lasso, a member of the powerful Opus Dei institution of the Catholic Church.
In this special report we also discover the fate of women who go to clandestine operating rooms to have an abortion, sometimes risking their lives in the process. Meanwhile, in broad daylight, pro-life groups are trying to discourage women from having the procedure.
This documentary was awarded the ‘Coup de Pouce’ prize at the FIGRA 2021 festival. It was sponsored by the CCAS with the ‘Bourse à la Creation’ and France 24 for co-production and broadcast.
