See the whole story here:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jul/06/el-salvador-teen-rape-victim-sentenced-30-years-prison-stillbirth
In short, a teenage girl was raped in El Salvador. El Salvador prohibits abortion under all circumstances (including rape and insest).
So the teenage girl had to keep the fetus.
At some point she had a miscarriage/still birth.
She "was convicted on the grounds that failing to seek antenatal care amounted to murder."
30 years in prison for "murder" of a... fetus! Not even a person! And not even real murder, but because she didn't manage to not have a still birth.
The judge, Nury Velasquez is female as well! Internalised misogyny on a whole new other level...
I haven't read anywhere that the gang member who raped her has been arrested, so I presume the rapist hasn't been arrested.
Plus, gangs rarely get arrested.
But, their Catholic morals condone imprisoning a rape victim for a miscarriage whilst the rapist is at large.
Is that your religion El Salvador? Are these your morals?
Misogyny and sexism?
The President of the country should be ashamed, the judge who ruled this despicable decision should be ashamed, Catholic Church should be ashamed.
How dare you impose religious beliefs/morals on people, and punish them when they're victims of crime?
How dare you deprive women and persons with female reproductive systems of the right to choose whether they want to become parents or not!
How dare you not give them free, safe and legal contraception and abortion!
The judge's ruling (who was a female judge as well!!!) is a crime towards all women, it is a crime against humanity!
Free Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez Cruz!
Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-evelyn-beatriz-hernandez-cruz
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