In order to change this law, a three-quarters majority in the Congress will be required, or 96 out of 128 votes.
The country's prohibition causes detrimental effects on the human rights of women and girls in Honduras, particularly survivors of rape.
She has pledged to legalize abortion under circumstances of rape, risk to the mother's life, and deformities to the fetus, and also to make the morning-after pill accessible.
Since the prohibition on emergency contraception was written by executive order, it can be reversed unilaterally.
[10] However, independent analysts state it will be difficult for her to secure the votes in Congress to change the prohibition on abortion.