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December 27, 2021

El Salvador Frees Women Jailed for "Homicide" After Miscarriages
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In El Salvador, three women serving 30 years in prison under the
country's strict anti-abortion laws have been released. The three women
had been convicted and sentenced to decades behind bars for having
obstetric emergencies. El Salvador has had a total ban on abortion since
1998. Dozens have been arrested and imprisoned, accused of inducing
abortions after having stillbirths, miscarriages and other obstetric
emergencies. The three women's release comes after a November ruling
from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights saying El Salvador's
government had violated the rights of a woman identified as Manuela, who
was arrested in 2008 on charges of provoking an abortion and died in
prison two years later.


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