Abortion in Brazil (Q2340960)

overview of the legality and prevalence of abortions in Brazil

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English	Abortion in Brazil	overview of the legality and prevalence of abortions in Brazil

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A 10-year-old rape victim sought an abortion. A judge urged: Stay pregnant

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/02/brazil-child-rape-abortion/

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The Washington Post

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The procedure is legal in Brazil only in cases of rape, incest or severe fetal abnormality. But advocates for abortion rights say the case of the 10-year-old shows how even women with a permissible reason face resistance from hospital policies, red tape and an often hostile judiciary.“What we see in Brazil and in other countries in Latin America where abortion is criminalized, on top of the law, there are barriers created that make it harder to access care,” said Debora Diniz, an anthropologist at the University of Brasilia who studies abortion rights. “And the most vulnerable people, the most fragile, are the most impacted.” (English)