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At least 129 women in El Salvador have been incarcerated between 2000 and 2011 after having miscarriages.
Criminalized by a justice system that does not allow any type of abortion, these women who have been unable to carry their pregnancies to term end up leaving their hospital beds and heading straight to jail — accused of aggravated homicide.
Salvadorian legislators have been unrelenting in their cases against each of these women, who are homemakers, maids, high school and college students, laborers, peasants, waitresses — and the list goes on.
Since the 1998 Penal Code reform in El Salvador, all forms of abortion have been punishable by two to eight years in prison.
The DA changed the type of crime [from a misdemeanor to a felony] and ended up prosecuting them for aggravated homicide against their own child, which raises the penalty up to 30, 40, or even 50 years behind bars,” Herrera added.
El Salvador is one of five Latin American countries, along with Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and Chile, that does not allow any form of abortion, in any circumstance — and scores of women have been imprisoned for suffering miscarriages.
Earlier this month, feminist and pro-choice groups launched a campaign to officially pardon 17 women who have been convicted of aggravated homicide after being admitted to public hospitals with failed pregnancies.
On April 1, the campaigners protested in the streets of San Salvador and organized a procession starting at Ilapongo’s Rehabilitation Center For Women, where the accused women are being held.
Criminalized by a justice system that does not allow any type of abortion, these women who have been unable to carry their pregnancies to term end up leaving their hospital beds and heading straight to jail — accused of aggravated homicide.
Salvadorian legislators have been unrelenting in their cases against each of these women, who are homemakers, maids, high school and college students, laborers, peasants, waitresses — and the list goes on.
Since the 1998 Penal Code reform in El Salvador, all forms of abortion have been punishable by two to eight years in prison.
The DA changed the type of crime [from a misdemeanor to a felony] and ended up prosecuting them for aggravated homicide against their own child, which raises the penalty up to 30, 40, or even 50 years behind bars,” Herrera added.
El Salvador is one of five Latin American countries, along with Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and Chile, that does not allow any form of abortion, in any circumstance — and scores of women have been imprisoned for suffering miscarriages.
Earlier this month, feminist and pro-choice groups launched a campaign to officially pardon 17 women who have been convicted of aggravated homicide after being admitted to public hospitals with failed pregnancies.
On April 1, the campaigners protested in the streets of San Salvador and organized a procession starting at Ilapongo’s Rehabilitation Center For Women, where the accused women are being held.
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Not really hoh but crazy nonetheless
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Wow, this is something id expect in the middle east, this rationale is beyond ? .
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lol @ blaming women for miscarriages and sending em' to jail...
IMO that is HOH to the fullest... -
Aquafetal should serve life.
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hoodrats should be jailed for having over 2 kids with no job
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Wow, this is something id expect in the middle east, this rationale is beyond ? .
@Meroe explain whats in your sig, it looks interesting. -
Folks talk down on the United States but I guarantee if they expressed some of the opinions they do here other governments would have them damn near lynched.
Folks take little ? like randomly being able to express an opinion lightly here. -
Folks talk down on the United States but I guarantee if they expressed some of the opinions they do here other governments would have them damn near lynched.
Folks take little ? like randomly being able to express an opinion lightly here.
Nobody takes it lightly, B. Everyone knows other countries don't have that right. But I'm not gonna treat something that should be a simple right as the greatest of gifts just because others don't have it. -
mryounggun wrote: »Folks talk down on the United States but I guarantee if they expressed some of the opinions they do here other governments would have them damn near lynched.
Folks take little ? like randomly being able to express an opinion lightly here.
Nobody takes it lightly, B. Everyone knows other countries don't have that right. But I'm not gonna treat something that should be a simple right as the greatest of gifts just because others don't have it.
Many things should be simple rights, so that argument is a little subjective.
For example, why is it illegal here for a woman to sell something that she can legally give away for free. -
mryounggun wrote: »Folks talk down on the United States but I guarantee if they expressed some of the opinions they do here other governments would have them damn near lynched.
Folks take little ? like randomly being able to express an opinion lightly here.
Nobody takes it lightly, B. Everyone knows other countries don't have that right. But I'm not gonna treat something that should be a simple right as the greatest of gifts just because others don't have it.
Many things should be simple rights, so that argument is a little subjective.
For example, why is it illegal here for a woman to sell something that she can legally give away for free.
Your comment doesn't really relate to my point at all.
But I agree with you, selling it should be free. *shrugs* -
Well . . . . . . Damn .
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That is beyond ? up wow the lack of logic in some of these countries is ridiculous man.
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Private_Lamont wrote: »
Not the place to do it. if you'd like, youre more than welcome to pm me, ill put you on. @private_lamont -
@Meroe I just hit your inbox now yo.
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peep this though scientific studies show that 100% of miscarriages happen inside of women....
so how is it not thier fault?
