Wednesday, March 14, 2018

El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion

A 34-year-old woman in El Salvador has been freed after spending 15 years in jail for having an abortion. Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín was released after her 30-year sentence for aggravated murder was reduced. Abortion is banned in El Salvador, a predominantly Roman Catholic nation, in any circumstances.

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