Caearean section - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:22:33 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Caearean section - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 11-year-old Paraguayan rape victim has baby, sparks debate https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/08/18/11-year-old-paraguayan-rape-victim-has-baby-sparks-debate/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:05:00 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=75400 An 11-year-old rape victim in Paraguay gave birth to a baby girl on August 13, stoking debate about abortion law in that country. The former partner of the 11-year-old's mother is accused of the rape. The baby weighed 3.3 kilos and was born by caesarean section. Post-operative recovery is going well. Paraguayan law permits abortion Read more

11-year-old Paraguayan rape victim has baby, sparks debate... Read more]]> An 11-year-old rape victim in Paraguay gave birth to a baby girl on August 13, stoking debate about abortion law in that country.

The former partner of the 11-year-old's mother is accused of the rape.

The baby weighed 3.3 kilos and was born by caesarean section. Post-operative recovery is going well.

Paraguayan law permits abortion if a mother's life is endangered.

In this instance, a panel including medical doctors, psychologists and judicial officials determined that the life of the girl was not at risk.

In June, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asked that the Paraguayan government allow an abortion in this case.

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