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Women's Rights & Issues

PDJane

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1. Like el Salvadore, where a woman is currently waiting to see if she can have a life-saving abortion?

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 09:12 PM

Apr 2013

According to a report from Amnesty International, a seriously ill and pregnant El Salvadorian woman may face jail time if she goes forward with a lifesaving and medically recommended abortion. Abortion is illegal under all circumstances in El Salvador.

The 22-year-old mother of one, identified only as Beatriz, is four-and-a-half months pregnant, but her doctors have confirmed that the fetus has anencephaly (developing without a brain and certain parts of the skull) and that the pregnancy is nonviable. In addition to the fetal diagnosis, Beatriz is experiencing critical health complications related to her lupus and kidney disease.

http://www.alternet.org/critically-ill-woman-faces-jail-time-if-she-goes-forward-lifesaving-abortion

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paul ryan on abortion: "we want a country where it isn't even considered" [View all] niyad Apr 2013 OP

Like el Salvadore, where a woman is currently waiting to see if she can have a life-saving abortion? PDJane Apr 2013 #1

or like ireland, where that young woman died not so long ago, because the docs refused a life-saving niyad Apr 2013 #4

Paul Ryan should expand his thoughts to include background checks and limits on high Thinkingabout Apr 2013 #2

Fine. Let him move to Iran. Or Saudi Arabia. DinahMoeHum Apr 2013 #3

we could throw a fund-raiser niyad Apr 2013 #5

Screw that. Let him pay his own way DinahMoeHum Apr 2013 #6

that is true, but. . anything that will get him out of the country niyad Apr 2013 #7

Or the Vatican LOL! MichiganVote Apr 2013 #8

I can't even tell you how much I hate this guy. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #9

yes, not just our bodies, but our very thoughts. niyad Apr 2013 #10

Great! When is he finally leaving ours? Riley18 Apr 2013 #11

not soon enough niyad Apr 2013 #12

Just about every time Control-Z Apr 2013 #13

sadly, I think many of us are experiencing the same reaction. posting some of the things I would niyad Apr 2013 #14

with that name he'd fit in fine in Ireland carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #15

Then move to Vatican City, asshole! Warpy Apr 2013 #16