Brazil: outcry as religious extremists harass child seeking abortion
by Tom Phillips and Caio Barretto Briso in Rio de Jan from World news | The Guardian on (#570FK)
Ten-year-old girl was forced to fly more than 900 miles to north-eastern city of Recife for the procedure after being raped
Scores of Brazilian women have taken to the streets to protect a 10-year-old child who was being persecuted by religious extremists for trying to legally undergo an abortion after allegedly being raped by her uncle.
The girl, from Sao Mateus, a small town in the south-eastern state of Espirito Santo, was admitted to hospital on 7 August complaining of abdominal pain and doctors confirmed she was pregnant.
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