Wicked World: In Paraguay, The Country's Anti Abortion Law Leeds An 11 Year Old Rape Victim To Early Mother Hood
An 11-year-old girl, who became pregnant as the result of a rape, just gave birth in Paraguay because the government did not allow her to have an abortion, according to Amnesty International. The girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather when she was 10. He was arrested, and the girl's mother has been charged with negligence, the Associated Press reported. According to the girl's mother's lawyer, the child gave birth to a baby girl via cesarean and both are healthy and resting. Paraguayan authorities had come under fire earlier this year after many human rights organizations had called on them to allow the child to have an abortion. The girl's mother had asked for her daughter to have an abortion, but the government in Paraguay refused to allow it.