Tourists urged to boycott Cancun after raped 11-year-old wasn't told abortion was legal for sex atta

[Judi Lynn]

Tourists urged to boycott Cancun after raped 11-year-old wasn't told abortion was legal for sex attack pregnancies
By David Gardner
Last updated at 4:30 PM on 7th May 2010

Holidaymakers are being urged to boycott a popular Mexican beach resort over the pregnancy of an eleven-year-old rape victim.
Activists claim tourists should stay away from Cancun, a favourite sunshine getaway for Britons, because the authorities there failed to protect the rights of the schoolgirl, who is carrying the baby to term.

Cancun recently passed a law banning most elective abortions. But women’s rights groups claim the girl, known only as Amalia, wasn’t told by doctors that the new legislation allowed for rape victims to have abortions. They say the girl is small even for her age and that forcing her to give birth may put her life in danger

She was just ten-years-old when she was raped and reportedly wants to keep the baby despite the controversy that has erupted over her plight.

Local media claimed the girl's mother would not have approved of an abortion even if she had known about the exception for rape victims, but activists said she may have been influenced by right-to-life groups that backed the new law.

More:
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1274388/Womens-activists-urge-Cancun-boycott-raped-11-year-old-wasnt-told-abortion-option.html

[mike_c]

1. hell, I've been boycotting Cancun for twenty-five years....

Flew in there once during the early 1990s, but was only in town long enough to rent a vehicle and get down to Tulum, which was still pretty sleepy at the time. I love the peninsula, but have no use for gringo city. BTW, if you want to visit a beautiful Yucatan city, try Merida instead of Cancun.

[FreakinDJ]

2. I think the Drug Lords are URGING people to boycot Mexico

and doing a pretty good job of it too

[Arkansas Granny]

3. It sounds to me that even if she had been informed, it's not likely

that she would have taken advantage of the exception. It's a very unfortunate situation and I wish her well. Hopefully, the stepfather will get what he deserves for his crime.