El Salvador: Supreme Court toys with young mother's life

Headline Title:  El Salvador: Supreme Court toys with young mother's life 17 May 2013 A decision by El Salvador’s Supreme Court to, once again, put off a ruling on whether or not to allow a severely ill pregnant woman to have an abortion shows no humanity, Amnesty International said.Beatriz, a 22-year-old woman whose case is gathering attention around the world, is five months pregnant and has been diagnosed with a number of severe illnesses, including lupus and kidney disease.The foetus she is carrying is not expected to survive as it is missing a large part of its brain and…

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