New Trial Begins Of Salvadoran Woman Accused Of Intentional Miscarriage

Associated Press: Salvadoran accused of abortion faces retrial, hefty sentence
“A young woman who birthed a baby into a toilet in El Salvador faces a second trial for murder Monday in a case that has drawn international attention because of the country’s highly restrictive abortion laws. Evelyn Beatriz Hernández had already served 33 months of her 30-year sentence when the Supreme Court overturned the ruling against her in February and ordered a new trial, with a new judge. This is the first retrial of an abortion case in a country that aggressively pursues legal cases against women who have experienced miscarriages and obstetric emergencies, accusing them of murder…” (Aleman, 7/15).

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