El Salvador : Abortion ban jails women for miscarriages and stillbirths – now one woman’s family seeks international justice

15/03/2021 “El Salvador outlaws abortion completely, even in circumstances of rape or incest, with penalties ranging from two to 50 years. The abortion ban is so broadly enforced that even women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths can be prosecuted for murder.” https://theconversation.com/el-salvadors-abortion-ban-jails-women-for-miscarriages-and-stillbirths-now-one-womans-family-seeks-international-justice-156484

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EL SALVADOR – Dead or imprisoned for having an abortion: fighting El Salvador’s brutal laws | The Guardian

[VIDEO] The total ban on abortion in this deeply religious Central American country means that women have been jailed over miscarriages, or died as a result of unsafe terminations. But amid growing protests, politicians may finally bow to pressure to overturn El Salvador’s draconian anti-abortion laws. Watch on: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2017/oct/25/dead-or-imprisoned-for-having-an-abortion-fighting-el-salvadors-brutal-laws-video  

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SALVADOR – The perils of pregnancy in a country where abortion is a crime – in pictures | The Guardian

In El Salvador, one of six countries where abortion is banned under any circumstances, women have been told to avoid pregnancy due to the Zika virus. With support from the International Women’s Media Foundation, photographer Nadia Shira Cohen captures their stories in her series Yo no di a Luz.   https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/gallery/2017/may/26/reproductive-rights-zika-women-el-salvador-in-pictures

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