Maria
Teresa Rivera is a victim of El Salvador’s absolute ban on abortion - a
law that has far reaching consequences. The ban is killing women and
girls. Women like Maria who suffer a miscarriage are treated like
criminals; accused of “aggravated homicide”, they face up to 50 years in
prison. y face up to 50 years in jail. Girls who have been raped cannot
seek a termination. Illegal abortions are common - and dangerous. More than half of all deaths of pregnant teens are due to suicide. Click here to ask the President of El Salvador to end the ban.
- Another link from Amnesty International for more information can be found here.
- Link to "El Salvador: Where women may be jailed for miscarrying," BBC News, Oct 17, 2014
- Link to the "In El Salvador, a total ban on abortion has led to death and decades of imprisonment," The Journal, Oct 6, 2014.
- Link to "Women in El Salvador struggle for rights," Concordiensis, Oct 9, 2014
