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dbackjon

(6,578 posts) Sat Jul 6, 2013, 11:16 AM Jul 2013

Chile: 11 girl, Raped, and all abortions are illegal

http://news.yahoo.com/childs-pregnancy-sets-off-chile-abortion-debate-202127106.html

The case of a pregnant 11-year old girl who was raped in Chile by her mother's partner has set off a national debate about abortion in one of the most socially-conservative countries in Latin America.

Chileans were outraged on Friday after state TV reported that the girl is 14 weeks pregnant and was raped repeatedly over two years. Police in the remote southern city of Puerto Montt arrested her mother's partner, who confessed to abusing the fifth grader. The case was brought to their attention by the pregnant child's maternal grandmother.

Doctors say the girl's life and that of the fetus are at high risk. But in Chile, ending the pregnancy is not an option.

This is what happens if Republicans take control in the US - their goal.

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Chile: 11 girl, Raped, and all abortions are illegal (Original Post) dbackjon Jul 2013 OP

Just to be clear, abortion is highly restricted throughout Latin America, Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #1

Yup - almost all of them are far less free than the US dbackjon Jul 2013 #2

This is the main problem, the Church's influence. Cleita Jul 2013 #5

poor girl. glad the perp was arrested. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #3

This has a lot to do with the Catholic Church's influence in the country. Cleita Jul 2013 #4

Expand that to ALL of South America, other than Uruguay and two of the GUianas dbackjon Jul 2013 #6

Benton D Struckcheon

(2,347 posts)

1. Just to be clear, abortion is highly restricted throughout Latin America,

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 11:30 AM

Jul 2013

including those "leftist" bastions Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Nicaragua. Only Cuba has a decent abortion policy. Left or right, the Catholic Church is still a major force in the politics of that continent.

dbackjon

(6,578 posts)

2. Yup - almost all of them are far less free than the US

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 03:38 PM

Jul 2013

But that doesn't stop the America-haters here from going crazy over Bolivia, Ven, etc

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

5. This is the main problem, the Church's influence.

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 04:30 PM

Jul 2013

Latin Americans really need to separate church from state, once and for all. Well, we do too because it's happening here with all the anti-abortion legislation being passed at the state level.