Abortion debate over rape of girl
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AN 11-year-old Uruguayan girl with learning difficulties who became pregnant after being raped wants to give birth to her child.
The girl, who has not been named, is 16 weeks pregnant and described by doctors as having slight learning difficulties.
She was reportedly raped by the 41-year-old grandfather of her half-sister, who visited her family’s home in Montevideo, according to sources close to the family.
The man has been detained and will be prosecuted for rape, officials said.
In 2013, Uruguay legalized abortion for up to 12 weeks of gestation and 14 weeks in the case of rape.
However, medical reports — cited in the local press — concluded the girl does not have the capacity to understand the consequences of pregnancy and motherhood.
“Although the legal deadline for abortion has been exceeded, if we determine that the pregnancy endangers her health, judicial authorization could be granted,” Marisa Lindner, director of Uruguay’s Child and Adolescent Institute (INAU), said.
But Monica Silva, director of INAU’s health division, told La Diaria newspaper that “there is no risk of life for the girl or baby, so we cannot make her have an abortion.”
The hospital has said the girl is in good health.
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