Guatemala Further Criminalizes Abortion and Bans Same-Sex Marriage

[UPDATE 3/11/22]: Since the original publication of this story, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has threatened the country’s Congress with a presidential veto on the new legislation unless they reverse it. He has stated that the law, which criminalizes abortion and prohibits sexual diversity education in schools, violates the Constitution and was passed without his knowledge or support, despite his conservative values, according to The Washington Post.