11-Year-Old Chilean Rape Victim’s Health Is In Danger Because She Can’t Get An Abortion

[aviv]

An 11-year-old Chilean girl who has become pregnant from rape is renewing a contentious debate over abortion in the conservative Catholic country, where the medical procedure is illegal under all circumstances. Doctors have warned that continuing the pregnancy will be dangerous for the 11-year-old’s health, as well as for the health of her fetus.

Comments

[lisasimpsonfan]

This makes me physically sick. We live in the 21 century this kind of BS should NOT be still happening.

[kittenmommy]

This. OMG.

[shadwrayvn]

This makes me so sick to my stomach. This is another reason I hate that religion has become so ingrained into politics around the world look at the damage it is doing to so many. This poor girl my heart goes out to her & hope she can survive.

[zinnia_rose]

Fucking hell. She's ELEVEN. I just can't.

[astridmyrna]

I hope something productive is done, and quickly. I can't even imagine what a pregnancy can do to an 11 year old's mind and body, on top of being molested for two years.

[836am]

The mother spoke in defense of her boyfriend, who was arraigned in court in the southern city of Osorno.

“She wasn’t violated and he would not have used force,” she said, adding that the relationship between them was consensual.

Uh, WTF??

[surealistic_des]

Major WTF. She was a child. Regardless or not, it was "consensual" or not, she was a child and he took advantage of that fact.

Can't deal with the fact, the mother is obviously in defence of the boyfriend. Your daughter has been molested for two years and you're trying to argue it was all consensual?!

[ginger_maya]

Patriarchy is an awesome kool-aid.