IACHR calls for therapeutic abortion for young Salvadoran woman 'Beatriz
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruled Thursday in favor of the young Salvadoran woman known as 'Beatriz'...
Month: May 2013
Inter-American Court of Human Rights requires the Salvadoran State to save the life of "Beatriz".
By unanimous vote, the Inter-American Court recognized that his health, personal integrity, both physical and mental, and life, are in a situation of extreme gravity and urgency to suffer irreparable harm....
Constitutional Chamber denies Beatriz's amparo
Beatriz has had to wait since she was 13 weeks pregnant (counted on March 12) for the State to authorize and perform the pregnancy termination...
Costa Rican feminists support Beatriz.
We, the undersigned organizations, collectives and activists for Human Rights in Costa Rica, issue this communiqué as a desperate action to fight for Beatriz's life in the face of the inertia of the Salvadoran justice system...
Woman at risk of death due to El Salvador's abortion ban
Beatriz is 22 years old and 20 weeks pregnant. If she goes through with the pregnancy she could die. Her discoid lupus erythematosus and severe renal insufficiency are putting her life at serious risk....
