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
Members 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 ImagesEl 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...