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Brazil's Supreme Court to vote on decriminalising abortion
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66881900
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Currently, abortion is only allowed in three cases: that of rape, risk to the woman’s life and anencephaly - when the foetus has an undeveloped brain.
The foetus was found to have body stalk anomaly - a rare condition in which organs lie outside the abdominal wall meaning the baby would die shortly after birth.
A body stalk anomaly is not one of the cases in which abortion is allowed, but Paloma was told by the private doctor that as long as she had two medical professionals recommending a termination, then a judge could grant one.
It took several more weeks before she could find the right people to support her - they involved lawyers, psychologists, medical specialists and even the permission of her husband to allow her to end the pregnancy.
Both women are Catholic, they believe that life begins at conception and they met online, actively campaigning against liberalising abortion.
Dr Kronemberger Santos has had cases of women who have tried to carry out abortions at home - by the time they come into hospital, they’re bleeding and have infections.
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