Brazil: Raped girl, 11, gets abortion after initial refusal

[Judi Lynn]

By DÉbora Álvares | AP
June 23, 2022 at 6:23 p.m. EDT

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian prosecutors said Thursday that a raped 11-year-old girl had received a legal abortion after a judge blocked her for weeks from ending her pregnancy.

Federal prosecutors in the state of Santa Catarina said in a statement that Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago hospital had taken “measures to interrupt the minor’s pregnancy” after a formal request made on behalf of the girl’s family.

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The girl repeatedly said she did not want to give birth.
The case, reported by the website The Intercept Brasil last week, prompted associations of magistrates and human rights groups to ask that Zimmer be removed from her post.

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The probe on Zimmer’s methods will be conducted by the same Santa Catarina court system in southern Brazil and its decision with be referred to her own court in the southern Brazil state, and then taken for the national watchdog to make its final decision.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/brazil-raped-girl-11-gets-abortion-after-initial-refusal/2022/06/23/1beb4d4a-f343-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html

[Deuxcents]

1. Thanks for the follow up..

Can’t imagine how giving birth at 11 years old would not wreck her health/life. I hope the person responsible for this pregnancy is punished.

[keithbvadu2]

2. Rape pregnancy... A 'blessing from God' acc to pro-lifers.

A 'blessing from God' acc to pro-lifers.