Ban on Abortions Causing Deaths of Women in Nicaragua
source: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/shocking-abortion-ban-denies-life-saving-t...
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Abortions have been completely banned in Nicaragua, and the Penal Code sentences women who try to get abortions, along with those who try to help, to prison. From Amnesty International: "According to official figures, 33 girls and women have died in pregnancy this year as compared to 20 in the same period last year. Amnesty International believes these figures are only a minimum as the government itself has acknowledged that the number of maternal deaths is under-recorded." Even women whose lives are threatened by their pregnancies are not allowed therapeutic abortions. And teens are being affected in a horrific way: "...there was a recorded rise in pregnant teenagers committing suicide by consuming poison in 2008." (Amnesty International)
I hope that measures will be taken soon to reverse this ban on abortions in the country. Many women's lives could be changed for the better.
I hope that measures will be taken soon to reverse this ban on abortions in the country. Many women's lives could be changed for the better.
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