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El Salvador's abortion ban jails women for miscarriages and stillbirths – now one woman's family seeks international justice

  • Written by Juliet S. Sorensen, Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University
El Salvador's abortion ban jails women for miscarriages and stillbirths – now one woman's family seeks international justiceMembers of a Salvadoran feminist group watch a virtual hearing March 10 on El Salvador's abortion laws by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images

El Salvador outlaws abortion completely, even in circumstances of rape or incest, with penalties ranging from two to 50 years. The abortion ban is so broadly enforced...

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