Mexican property manager Iran Sosa, who co-founded the Nunca Madres (Never Mothers) global online community for Spanish-speaking women in 2021 with Colombian commodities trader Isabel Cortes to address the lack of spaces where Latinas can discuss social issues and cultural taboos surrounding motherhood decisions, participates in a roundtable discussion in partnership with Wikimedia on the future of non-maternity, held as part of International Women's Day, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Alicia Fernandez
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A growing number of Latin American women are choosing not to give birth in a radical departure from the traditional family roles that have long dominated in the region.
Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced the most dramatic decline in birth rates of any region globally since 1950, according to data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL).
