Bolivia: fate of 11-year-old girl raped by family member sparks abortion debate
by Dan Collyns in Lima from on (#5R9EJ)
Religious groups seek to force girl to give birth as intervention of the Catholic church questioned
The fate of an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped by a family member has unleashed a fierce debate between human rights activists and the Catholic church in Bolivia, as religious groups seek to force her to complete the pregnancy and give birth.
The girl was impregnated after being repeatedly raped and suffering other sexual abuse by the father of her stepfather in the town of Yapacani, in Bolivia's eastern Santa Cruz region.
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