El Salvador must release women imprisoned after pregnancy related complications

Headline Title:  El Salvador: Release women imprisoned after pregnancy related complications 15 January 2015 Authorities in El Salvador must end their ruthless campaign against women’s rights and immediately release a woman imprisoned after losing her pregnancy in 2007, Amnesty International said today ahead of a key Parliamentary vote on her case.The country’s Parliament is set to vote this Friday on issuing the first pardon in the cases of 17 women imprisoned for pregnancy related issues.Guadalupe, who was 18 years old when she was jailed and has a five-year-old son, was sentenced…

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