El Salvador's total abortion ban lethal, says Amnesty
Unfortunately there are quite a few in this country who would consider El Salvador's system ideal! Do any of you remember this story? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22712756
BBC News - Latin America
25 September 2014
El Salvador's total abortion ban lethal, says Amnesty
El Salvador's total ban on abortions is killing women and girls and condemning others to decades in jail, says Amnesty International.
The rights group says that the ban is pushing women into unsafe, clandestine abortions or forcing them to undergo dangerous pregnancies.
The constitution in the majority Roman Catholic country protects the right to life "from the moment of conception".
Women and girls who violate the ban face lengthy jail sentences.
Under El Salvador's homicide laws, women who decide to terminate their pregnancy can be sentenced to up to 50 years in prison....
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