TIME00439
Latin America and the Caribbean
El Salvador
Yes
Abortion
Neutral/neither
Court ruling
04-2016
El Salvador: The Trial Court of Sonsonate granted provisional freedom to Flor Arely Sánchez, a woman who was charged with aggravated homicide after suffering a premature delivery and who faces up to 40 years in prison. This represents the first time a court has provided a measure of this type.