On this microsite, you will find information about the different ways in which abortion is criminalized. It explores the stigma around abortion\u2014rooted in legal frameworks<\/strong>, institutional practices, and sociocultural contexts\u2014that continues to permeate health care settings and examines how the inclusion of abortion in criminal codes affects the lives of women and other people with the capacity to gestate.<\/p>\n Drawing on an analysis of cases accompanied by GIRE<\/strong>, the microsite shows that criminalization extends beyond the opening of criminal investigations or the formal justice system itself.<\/a> Here, you can explore how treating abortion as a crime\u2014even when it does not lead to formal criminal proceedings\u2014has social, institutional, and community-level consequences that hinder access to healthcare, reinforce prejudice, and perpetuate discriminatory practices.<\/p>\n Additionally, the microsite presents the different forms of criminalization\u2014both direct and indirect\u2014as well as the mechanisms through which stigma is transformed into surveillance, generates fear, and imposes structural barriers on the free exercise of rights.<\/p>\n