Fuente: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

The memory is 25 years old, but remains fresh in Dr. Emma Iriarte’s mind. The first thing she noticed was that the husband had accompanied his wife. Usually in the remote mountain villages of Honduras, women went alone to the doctor to ask about family planning. But this was different. This couple had five children at home. Desperate, they simply could not care for a sixth. They had run out of resources.