Argentina court rules 14-year-old rape victim can have abortion
Argentina court rules 14-year-old rape victim can have abortion
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, December 27, 2013 16:13 EST
A court in Argentina ruled Friday that a 14-year old rape victim could have an abortion, overturning a lower court decision barring the girl from seeking the procedure which had triggered outrage.
The teenage girl discovered early last month that she was pregnant after being raped by her mother’s partner.
The teen and her mother, who live in the city of Salta, one of the most conservative in Argentina, sought an abortion at an area hospital.
But a family court judge in a December 17 ruling denied her petition to terminate her pregnancy, instead ordering the girl to give birth and surrender the baby for adoption.
The lower court decision had provoked an outcry by women’s groups which maintained that the judge had exceeded his authority.
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CUE THE VONAGE THEME!
If the judge needs something to do, may I recommend punishing the rapist.
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