Salvadoran women tell of unjust treatment under abortion law
2 years, 10 months ago

Salvadoran women tell of unjust treatment under abortion law

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The four women all had sought medical help for obstetric emergencies, and each ended up in prison sentenced to 30 years on aggravated homicide convictions for allegedly terminating their pregnancies. “I had just turned 17 years old and they locked me up,” said Kenia, who like the other three women gave only her first name. She was one of five women serving 30-year aggravated homicide sentences who President Nayib Bukele ordered released since Dec. 23 under pressure from the online human rights campaign. “With an unjust law they criminalize us for being women, for being poor women,” said Evelyn, a 34-year-old who spent 13 years in prison.

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Regional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother’s access to abortion, violating her rights
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Regional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother’s access to abortion, violating her rights

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Friday found El Salvador’s government responsible for violating the rights of a young Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion of her anencephalic fetus in a country with a total ban on abortions. The Costa Rica-based regional court said the government was responsible for obstetric violence, health violations …

Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off to be freed from prison
1 year, 5 months ago

Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off to be freed from prison

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr White also said Foster had voluntarily brought her actions to the attention of the police, …

Inter-American Court of Human Rights to hear abortion rights case for the first time
1 year, 9 months ago

Inter-American Court of Human Rights to hear abortion rights case for the first time

Firstpost  

El Salvador will be in the dock before the Costa Rica-based IACHR for alleged human rights violations and ’torture’ for forcing a woman identified only as ‘Beatriz’ to carry a non-viable fetus for nearly three months despite a risk to her health San José, Costa Rica: For the first time in its history, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will …

Op-Ed: Abortion ban ‘exceptions’ cannot protect life
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: Abortion ban ‘exceptions’ cannot protect life

LA Times  

Dr. Blair Cushing, left, consults with a patient who will have a medication abortion at Whole Woman’s Health of McAllen in Texas, where lawmakers are seeking to ban abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade has already set into motion legal processes to criminalize abortion in at least 15 states, with immediate and catastrophic health consequences for …

Latin American activists undeterred despite US abortion rollback
2 years, 6 months ago

Latin American activists undeterred despite US abortion rollback

Al Jazeera  

Women’s rights advocates across Americas region say their struggle goes on after top US court overturns Roe v Wade. So when the United States Supreme Court decision that upended the right to an abortion in the country became official last week, the blow was personal across North and South America. “Now they have really left things in our hands – …

Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban
2 years, 7 months ago

Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We lose our rights.” Abortion rights activists say the …

Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban
2 years, 7 months ago

Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s violence against us.” Abortion rights activists say the …

El Salvador woman jailed following obstetric emergency: NGO
2 years, 8 months ago

El Salvador woman jailed following obstetric emergency: NGO

Al Jazeera  

The woman was given a 30-year sentence for homicide over the death of an unborn child. A woman in El Salvador has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the death of her unborn child following an obstetric emergency, according to a rights group. The Citizen Group for the Decriminalization of Abortion said on Monday that the 28-year-old woman, …

Abortion ruling eliminates hurdles for Colombian women
2 years, 10 months ago

Abortion ruling eliminates hurdles for Colombian women

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — From the first day of her pregnancy, the Colombian woman was fainting. Colombia’s Constitutional Court this week ruled that women can get abortions until the 24th week of their pregnancy without any permits from lawyers or doctors, removing almost insurmountable hurdles for getting the procedure legally. It said the decision to give birth or not is “a …

Colombia’s highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks
2 years, 10 months ago

Colombia’s highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

India TV News  

Highlights Pro-choice groups had been pushing for abortion to be completely decriminalized in Colombia Earlier, Colombia allowed abortions only when a woman’s life was in danger Earlier law allowed abortion only if a fetus had malformations or a pregnancy resulted from rape Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion Monday as the nation’s Constitutional …

Colombia's highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks
2 years, 10 months ago

Colombia's highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

NPR  

Colombia's highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks Enlarge this image toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion Monday as the nation's Constitutional Court voted to legalize the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy. But it was nevertheless described as a historic event …

El Salvador frees three women convicted of abortions
3 years ago

El Salvador frees three women convicted of abortions

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — President Nayib Bukele’s government has freed three Salvadoran women who were sentenced to 30 years in prison under the nation’s strict anti-abortion laws after suffering obstetric emergencies, according to abortion rights groups. The three are among at least 17 Salvadoran women activists consider unjustly convicted and imprisoned following obstetric emergencies and who have been at …

Abortion ban: El Salvador frees women jailed after miscarriages
3 years ago

Abortion ban: El Salvador frees women jailed after miscarriages

Al Jazeera  

The women had been jailed for terms ranging from six to 13 years under some of the region’s harshest anti-abortion laws. Authorities in El Salvador have freed three women who spent between six and 13 years in jail under the country’s harsh anti-abortion laws after suffering miscarriages, a rights group has reported. The women had lost their fetuses due to …

Ecuador at critical crossroads in push for abortion rights
3 years, 5 months ago

Ecuador at critical crossroads in push for abortion rights

Al Jazeera  

In the largely conservative nation, women can be sentenced to up to two years in prison for having an abortion. Ban on abortion Carla’s story mirrors many contained in a report released last week by Human Rights Watch that exposes the effect of Ecuador’s abortion ban, one of the harshest in Latin America. “The criminalisation of abortion has a devastating …

Salvadoran woman freed from jail after 30-year abortion sentence
3 years, 7 months ago

Salvadoran woman freed from jail after 30-year abortion sentence

CNN  

A Salvadoran woman who had served nearly a third of her 30-year prison sentence on charges of terminating her pregnancy and violating El Salvador’s harsh abortion ban was released on Monday, activists said. Instead she was unjustly imprisoned for nine years.” Her release from a jail in Zacatecoluca, 35 miles southeast of capital San Salvador, was initially ordered a week …

Salvadoran woman jailed for suspected abortion released
3 years, 7 months ago

Salvadoran woman jailed for suspected abortion released

Al Jazeera  

Sara Rogel had been sentenced to a 30-year jail term for an abortion-related crime in El Salvador. Women’s rights advocates have welcomed the release of a woman in El Salvador who was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for a suspected abortion, in a case that has drawn international attention to the South American nation’s strict abortion ban. “If El …

Ecuador court decriminalises abortion in rape cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Ecuador court decriminalises abortion in rape cases

Al Jazeera  

In Ecuador, a woman risks up to three years in prison for having an abortion, with few exceptions. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has decriminalised abortion in cases of rape, the country’s human rights ombudsman announced, a significant step in Catholic-majority Latin America where termination of pregnancy is largely taboo. Ombudsman Freddy Carrion announced the court’s decision on Twitter, and said the …

International court could press El Salvador to change abortion ban
3 years, 8 months ago

International court could press El Salvador to change abortion ban

LA Times  

About seven months into her pregnancy, Manuela passed out at her family home in a rural part of Morozán in northeast El Salvador. Some banners at events like International Women’s Day say “Manuela justicia y esperanza” — Manuela justice and hope. The documents detailing Manuela’s sentencing stated that she had the “ability to choose between having, taking care of it …

The abortion cases that could force El Salvador to loosen its ban
3 years, 10 months ago

The abortion cases that could force El Salvador to loosen its ban

Al Jazeera  

Appeal of Salvadoran woman’s 30-year sentence for suspected abortion comes amid ‘green wave’ of decriminalisation in Latin America. San Salvador, El Salvador – Lawyers are fighting for the release of one of the dozens of women imprisoned for abortion-related crimes in El Salvador in a case that could signal if the country will be swept up by the region’s “green …

Raped, miscarried, arrested: Inside El Salvador’s ‘outrageous’ state-sponsored persecution of vulnerable women
5 years, 4 months ago

Raped, miscarried, arrested: Inside El Salvador’s ‘outrageous’ state-sponsored persecution of vulnerable women

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Guillen, who is also a director at the Women’s Equality Centre, says this case is even …

El Salvador frees three women convicted for suspected abortions
5 years, 10 months ago

El Salvador frees three women convicted for suspected abortions

Al Jazeera  

Court commutes sentences of three women who say they were prosecuted after suffering miscarriages, obstetric emergencies Ilopango, El Salvador – Alba Lorena Rodriguez embraced her 11- and 14-year-old daughters as a free woman for the first time in nearly a decade on Thursday. Two other women sentenced for suspected abortions – Maria del Transito Orellana, and Cinthia Marcela Rodriguez – …

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