TIME00353

TIME00353
International bodies
Inter American Human Rights System
Yes
Abortion
Advance
Litigation
10-2012
El Salvador: The Center for Reproductive Rights and the Citizens’ Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion filed a request before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking for a precautionary measure in favor of “Mary,” a 27-year-old woman with a mental disability who was sentenced to prison for terminating a pregnancy. Mary attempted suicide following her sentencing.