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Related: About this forumMinister Damares Alves Tried Prevent Abortion of A 10-year-old Child
Envoys tried to persuade guardianship counselors and are suspected of leaking the victim's name
Sep.21.2020 2:05PM
Carolina Vila-Nova
AMERICANA (SP)
Brazils minister of women, family, and human rights, Damares Alves, maintained her public silence regarding the legal abortion performed on the ten-year-old girl from Espírito Santo, who became pregnant after rape. But Alves acted behind the scenes to prevent the child from receiving an abortion.
The minister coordinated a mission to transfer the child from São Mateus (ES), where she lived, to a hospital in Jacareí (SP), where she would carry out the pregnancy, despite the risk to the girl's life.
Abortion for 10-year-old rape victim sparks near-riot in Brazil (Foto: Anderson Nascimento/Agência Pixel Press) (Foto: Anderson Nascimento/Agência Pixel Press/Folhapress) - Agência Pixel Press
To that end, Damares sent representatives of the ministry and political allies to the city of Espírito Santo. They tried to delay the termination of pregnancy and, in a series of meetings, pressured those responsible for conducting the procedure, including offering improvements to the local guardianship council.
Damares herself even participated in at least one of these meetings through a video call, as shown by Folha's photos.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/09/minister-damares-alves-tried-prevent-abortion-of-a-10-year-old-child.shtml
These "Christians" believed the 10 year old girl should go through childbirth and become a 10 year old mother.
Bayard
(21,806 posts)So, if rethugs succeed in overturning Roe v Wade here, is this the kind of situation we'll be looking at?
Sheer lunacy.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)I just dont understand how a zygote is more important than a 10 yr old girls life. She was raped, for crying out loud!!!!
MontanaMama
(23,242 posts)Tell me hes in prison. Or dead. I cant even...