BOGOTA - An 11-year-old rape victim in Argentina was forced to deliver her baby prematurely by caesarean section despite requesting an abortion, sparking an outcry by women's rights campaigners.
Abortion in Argentina is only allowed when pregnancy is the result of rape, or when the mother's health is at risk. Instead, doctors performed a caesarean section on Tuesday , and the girl gave birth to a severely premature and underweight baby. The majority Catholic region of Latin America and the Caribbean has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, while a handful of countries, mostly in Central America, ban abortion under any circumstances.
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