Baby of Salvadoran woman denied abortion dies following C-section birth; child had no brain

[Judi Lynn]

Baby of Salvadoran woman denied abortion dies following C-section birth; child had no brain
Article by: Associated Press
Updated: June 4, 2013 - 10:48 AM

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The baby born to a Salvadoran woman who had been denied an abortion has died.

The girl had been born without a brain and Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez says she died five hours after Monday's operation.

Officials refer to the 22-year-old mother only as Beatriz for privacy reasons.

The country's Supreme Court last week prohibited an abortion for Beatriz, who suffers from lupus and kidney failure. Her lawyers said the pregnancy was threatening her life. Her plight drew international attention and a ruling from the Inter-American Court on Human Rights that El Salvador should protect her life and help her to end the pregnancy.

http://www.startribune.com/world/210088671.html

(Short article, no more at link.)

[naaman fletcher]

1. Tragic

Thanks for the update

[Arugula Latte]

2. It's the doing of the Fucking Catholic Church.

Oh, sorry, I forgot I'm supposed to keep quiet on DU and "respect" that evil women-hating institution...

Most Latin American countries prohibit abortion, but there have been relaxations in several countries. Uruguay recently legalised first trimester interventions, while Colombia, Brazil and Argentina allow abortion in rape and other extenuating circumstances.

However, San Salvador has moved in the opposite direction. Until 1997, abortion would have been permissible in a case such as Beatriz's, but the prohibition was tightened that year by the Nationalist Republican Alliance party in a bid to win votes from the powerful Catholic lobby.

Since then, around 600 cases have been investigated, leading to 30 imprisonments of up to 30 years on the grounds of infanticide. Nicaragua and Chile also prohibit abortion under all circumstances.Worldwide, almost 70,000 women die annually as a result of unsafe "illegal" abortions, according to the World Health Organisation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/30/el-salvador-deny-abortion-seriously-ill-woman

[HockeyMom]

3. Don't ask me about

my 5 week ectopic (fallopian tube) pregancy in a USA Catholic Hospital. "We don't do ABORTIONS".

[Arugula Latte]

4. Oh, that's 'cuz they're so "pro-life"

But you, the worthless female vessel, don't really count.

I'm sorry you had that experience. I hope you eventually got the help you needed.

[rug]

5. The link has been updated.

"SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - An ill Salvadoran woman who delivered a baby without a brain through a cesarean section after being denied a medical abortion is recovering well and has had her tubes tied as she requested, doctors said Tuesday."