· March, 2013

Stories about Panama from March, 2013

Catholic Church Condemns Sterilization Law in Panama

  6 March 2013

Panama's National Assembly of Legislators has passed a law that allows women over the age of 23 with two or more children to opt for a free sterilization. The Catholic Church has deemed the law disastrous and has asked that it be repealed. At the same time, Panamanians are divided into those who see the law with good eyes and those who reject it.