10 yrs old Girl was raped by her stepfather, whom
authorities are seeking, prosecutors say
Paraguayan law bans abortions except in cases
where mother's life is in jeopardy
Health minister says girl's life isn't at risk, and
that government will oversee her prenatal care

(CNN)— An international rights group is pressing
the Paraguayan government to allow an
abortion for a 10-year-old girl who allegedly
was impregnated by her stepfather -- a
procedure that health officials in the South
American country have so far blocked.
At issue is Paraguayan law, which bans
abortions except in cases where the pregnancy
endangers the mother's life. The Paraguayan
Ministry of Health says there's no indication
that the health of the girl -- now 22 weeks'
pregnant -- is at risk.

But the girl's family is asking for an abortion,
and Amnesty International is backing them,
saying her age should trigger the health
exception. The group also asserts the law is too
restrictive, noting that it doesn't provide
additional exceptions for rape.
"The physical and psychological impact of
forcing this young girl to continue with an
unwanted pregnancy is tantamount to torture,"
Amnesty International official Guadalupe
Marengo said this week. "The Paraguayan
authorities cannot sit idly by while this young
rape survivor is forced to endure more agony
and torment."

Doctors learned the girl was pregnant after she
entered a hospital in the Paraguayan capital,
Asuncion, on April 21 for abdominal pain. That
spurred a criminal investigation.
Authorities allege that she was raped by her
stepfather, and that the pregnancy stems from
that crime, according to the prosecutor in
charge of the case, Monalisa Munoz.
A warrant has been issued for the stepfather,
who is at large, Munoz told Paraguayan TV
network Telefuturo.

The girl's mother has been arrested in
connection with the case, Munoz said. She
faces charges including breaching her duty of
care, Amnesty International said.
Amnesty said the girl's mother asked on
Tuesday that her daughter be allowed to have
an abortion. But Paraguayan Health Minister
Antonio Barrios said the pregnancy would
continue.
"There is no indication that the health of the
(girl) is at risk ... therefore we are not, from
any point of view, in favor of the termination of
the pregnancy," Barrios said Thursday.
Barrios said the girl, who has been transferred
from a children's hospital to Asuncion's Red
Cross Hospital, will be taken to a shelter where
the state will oversee her prenatal care.
"The Justice Department will determine later
who will have custody of the mother and child
after (the birth)," Barrios said.
Amnesty International argues the girl's age
alone should make her eligible for Paraguay's
abortion exception, saying pregnancy poses
health risks to young girls whose bodies aren't
fully developed.

A 2013 United Nations report said that 2
million girls under age 14 give birth in
developing countries every year, many of whom
suffer resulting long-term or fatal health
problems. It estimated that 70,000 adolescents
die each year from complications from
pregnancy or childbirth.

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Yepa

na wa o

this life don spoil finish

Wicked souls

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i pray dey catch DAT guy ooooi