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18. SALVADORAN COURT DENIES ABORTION TO AILING WOMAN, CITING STRICT PROHIBITION

Thu May 30, 2013, 03:01 AM

May 2013

SALVADORAN COURT DENIES ABORTION TO AILING WOMAN, CITING STRICT PROHIBITION

Posted on May 29, 2013 at 9:32 PM
Updated today at 9:33 PM
c.2013 New York Times News Service

MEXICO CITY — El Salvador’s highest court on Wednesday denied an appeal from a woman with a high-risk pregnancy to be allowed to undergo an abortion, upholding the country’s strict law banning abortion under any circumstances.

Beatriz, a 22-year-year-old woman who asked that her last name be withheld to protect her identity, has lupus and related complications that doctors say will get worse as the pregnancy, which is in its 26th week, continues, possibly leading to serious illness or even death.

Her fetus, which has anencephaly, a severe birth defect in which parts of the brain and skull are missing, has almost no chance of surviving after birth, leading her doctors to urge an abortion to protect Beatriz’s health before it deteriorates further.

But in a 4-1 ruling, the court cited the country’s legal “impediment to authorize the practice of abortion,” and ruled that the “the rights of the mother cannot be privileged over those” of the fetus.

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El Salvador Supreme Court denies critically ill woman lifesaving abortion [View all] Judi Lynn May 2013 OP

The Roman Church and the Born Again cousins want this in America. Dawson Leery May 2013 #1

Exactly ltheghost May 2013 #2

Even the Catholic Church allows for "indirect abortions" meow2u3 May 2013 #28

BULLSHIT RainDog May 2013 #29

I second your comment. Dawson Leery May 2013 #31

that's awful rebecca_herman May 2013 #3

Anencephaly = no brain du_grad May 2013 #15

I'm interested to know the gender make up of that court. While I Laurian May 2013 #4

Are you kidding, this is El Salvador thefool_wa May 2013 #5

Wikipedia lists both male and female members of the court. Pterodactyl May 2013 #7

It's still impressive though lupulin May 2013 #10

I wonder how many people spout off without looking things up! :) Pterodactyl May 2013 #11

Certainly it couldn't be more than a mere handful:) lupulin May 2013 #13

Put her on a plane and take her somewhere else. dem in texas May 2013 #6

This is too horrible to comprehend Politicub May 2013 #8

exactly. BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #21

Can she travel to another country or is that not possible? hrmjustin May 2013 #9

If it is not resolved soon, she'll be far enough along for a C-section. Pterodactyl May 2013 #12

This is the insanity that occurs when religion rules a country. Sickening. nt SunSeeker May 2013 #14

+1000 mountain grammy May 2013 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX May 2013 #16

I wonder why she does not travel. David__77 May 2013 #17

SALVADORAN COURT DENIES ABORTION TO AILING WOMAN, CITING STRICT PROHIBITION Judi Lynn May 2013 #18

Why are the the rights of the non-viable fetus privileged over those of the mother? Auntie Bush May 2013 #24

This is where we're headed.. wake up women of America! mountain grammy May 2013 #20

These pro-lifers are fine when women die Judi Lynn May 2013 #22

The El Salvador Supreme Court should be arrested for Zoeisright May 2013 #23

This is what would happen if the Christian Right had their way in the USA. n/t alp227 May 2013 #25

That includes the Catholic church RainDog May 2013 #30

The Roman Catholic Hierarchy is a dictatorship. Dawson Leery May 2013 #32

A good case for an abortion with a legal defense of necessity. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #26

Insanity. Hissyspit May 2013 #27