‘Lucia’ was forced to give birth in Argentina after she was apparently denied an abortion despite being raped by her grandmother’s 65-year-old partner
An 11-year-old rape victim gave birth in Argentina Tuesday after she was apparently denied an abortion by authorities, infuriating women’s-choice advocates in the country who have fought to legalize the procedure.
Lucia attempted to commit suicide twice upon learning of her pregnancy Jan. 23. She was hospitalized and later placed in state care as a result of apparent self-inflicted lesions, the outlet said. In Lucia’s case, officials ordered a hospital director to “continue with procedures necessary to attempt to save both lives,” a mantra also used by anti-abortion advocates — citing a decision made by a family judge, according to the BBC. That court has since indicated it gave no instruction to save two lives. Moreover, the Guardian reports a doctor warned in court that Lucia faced “high obstetric risk” if her pregnancy was allowed to continue.
A doctor who performed the procedure said she managed to save Lucia’s life after the girl had been “tortured for a month by the provincial health system.” Soledad Deza, of the Women for Women Association, reminded news outlets that Lucia’s abortion would have been legal, considering health risks and the fact she was sexually abused, the Guardian reports. She likened the girl’s experience to “the worst type of cruelty.”
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