Before revision: Freedom of wombs (Spanish Libertad de vientres) (Portuguese Lei do Ventre Livre), also referred to as free birth or the law of wombs, was a 19th century judicial principle in several Latin America countries that forbade the enslavement of enslavedpeople's children at birth.
After revision: Freedom of wombs (Spanish Libertad de vientres) (Portuguese Lei do Ventre Livre), also referred to as free birth or the law of wombs, was a 19th century judicial concept in several Latin America countries that forbade the enslavement of enslavedpeople's children at birth.