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Human Rights in El Salvador: Women's Reproductive Rights

Summary

The European Parliament calls on El Salvador to decriminalize abortion and release women unjustly imprisoned for miscarriages.
10 14.12.2017
Other
woman
health
human rights
criminal law
social policy
public administration
international relations

Key points

  • The resolution addresses the severe human rights violations faced by women and girls in El Salvador, particularly regarding reproductive rights.
  • The current penal code contains absolute criminalization of abortion, which the resolution calls to reform.
  • The resolution demands a moratorium on the enforcement of specific penal code articles to prevent further unjust imprisonments.
  • There is an urgent call to review the cases of women currently detained for abortion-related offences, including specific individuals like Teodora del Carmen Vásquez.
Documents (PDFs)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on El Salvador: the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on El Salvador: the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage in El Salvador MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage in El Salvador MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on El Salvador: The cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on El Salvador: the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on El Salvador: the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on El Salvador: the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage El Salvador: the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage
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