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Ecuador s top court decriminalises abortion in rape cases

Ecuador s top court decriminalises abortion in rape cases Issued on: 29/04/2021 - 11:04 File photo of a rally calling for abortion rights in the capital Quito in September 2020. © Dolores Ochoa, AP 2 min Ecuador s Constitutional Court on Wednesday decriminalized abortion in cases of rape, the country s human rights ombudsman announced, a major step in Catholic-majority Latin America where termination of pregnancy is largely taboo. Advertising Read more Ombudsman Freddy Carrion announced the court s decision on Twitter, and said the ruling was possible thanks to the women and feminist groups who have consistently battled for a more fair and egalitarian society. In Ecuador, a conservative country with an 80 percent Catholic population, a woman risks up to three years in prison for having an abortion.

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