Dr. Miranda Ruiz of northern Argentina is facing accusations that she performed an abortion after the country s 14-week cutoff without the patient s consent.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Every week of late, more than 20 women with unwanted pregnancies come to Dr. Miranda Ruiz, one of the few physicians who perform free abortions in northern Argentina's Salta province many under a year-old law that legalized elective abortion to the 14th week of gestation.