Brazilian judge probed for blocking abortion for raped child

[Judi Lynn]

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and MAURICIO SAVARESE
50 minutes ago

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s judicial watchdog agency says it is investigating a judge who stopped an 11-year-old rape victim from getting an abortion — a procedure that advocates insist is allowed in the South American nation for rape cases at any stage of a pregnancy.

Santa Catarina state Judge Joana Ribeiro Zimmer was filmed at a hearing May 9 asking the child whether she understood how pregnancies happen, referring to her rapist as “the father of the baby,” asking her to “hold on a little more” to save it and even suggesting a name should be picked. The girl repeatedly said she did not want to give birth.

Abortion rights are expected to be one of the big issues in Brazil’s presidential election in October, which will pit far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is the current front-runner in opinion polls. Both are trying to appeal to moderate voters.

The case, reported by the website The Intercept Brasil last week, prompted associations of magistrates and human rights groups to request that the country’s National Council of Justice remove Zimmer from her post. The council announced Tuesday it has opened an investigation.

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Judge Joana Ribeiro Zimmer

[dixiechiken1]

1. A preview of coming attractions in the U.S. 😢

[Deuxcents]

2. My god.. 11 years old ..

Do they know the rapist n what is to become of him?

[Judi Lynn]

3. Not a word, yet, but I'll hope to find more in the days to come.

I despised seeing this in the article:

Lawyer Daniela Félix, who represents the 11-year-old’s family, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the child, who was 10 at the time she was raped this year, only noticed her pregnancy in its 22nd week.

The child’s mother took her to a hospital in the city of Florianópolis to get an abortion, but doctors said they could perform the procedure only up to the 20th week of pregnancy.

Felix said the family took the case to court within days, where Zimmer not only refused to allow the abortion but isolated the girl from her family in a state shelter.

So now the child is completely by herself, with only strangers overseeing her. She must be so frigtened.

It's good to learn Luis Inacio Lula da Silva supports women's rights, and has publicly stated it. Here's hoping there aren't so many evangelicals in Brazil, and there are a ton of 'em, including President Bolsonaro, of course, that they can prevail with the judge in butting into what isn't their business in this child's life.

I'll keep my eyes out for more, as it becomes available somewhere I can find it in English.

[Deuxcents]

4. This is just unbelievable

Pregnant at 10..by a monster