News that doctors performed a caesarean section on an 11-year-old rape victim has reignited a debate on Argentina’s abortion rules.
The girl had become pregnant after being raped by her grandmother’s 65-year-old partner and had requested an abortion.
But doctors instead carried out a C-section arguing it would have been too risky to perform the abortion.
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The foetus is alive but doctors say it has little chance of surviving.
The girl was 23 weeks pregnant when – after almost five weeks of delays – she was to have the abortion.
Source: Argentine 11-year-old’s C-section sparks abortion debate
