Argentina
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Leticia (2019) – Argentina
Woman pregnant from rape denied abortion, does self-abortion and almost bleeds to death because treatment delayed due to judgment In September 2019, Leticia H. (a pseudonym), 19, went to a public hospital in northern Argentina to end a pregnancy caused by rape. She was 17 weeks pregnant. The hospital denied the abortion, citing an informal […]
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Lucia (2019) – Argentina
11-year old rape victim denied abortion and forced to give birth by C-section “Lucia”, an 11-year-old victim of rape by her grandmother’s 65-year old partner was forced to gave birth in the province of Tucumán, Argentina on Feb 26, 2019, after she was denied an abortion by authorities and doctors for nearly five weeks. Lucia […]
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Carmela (2018) – Argentina
Woman with anencephalic pregnancy denied abortion with forced birth at 7 months gestation In November 2018, Carmela Toledo, 23, found out that she was carrying a fetus with anencephaly, a condition that makes it difficult for the fetus to survive. Carmela was 25 weeks pregnant. She went to a public hospital in Buenos Aires province […]
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(Jan 2018) A twist on conscientious objection: a regulatory proposal based on the practice of legal abortion in Argentina
Translated from Spanish: “Una vuelta de tuerca a la objeción de conciencia: Una propuesta regulatoria a partir de las prácticas del aborto legal en Argentina” by Agustina Ramón Michel and Sonia Ariza, on behalf of CEDES and Ipas January 2018 Note: The authors do support allowing “CO” – however, they propose strict regulation of it, […]