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‘Historic moment’ as El Salvador abortion case fuels hopes for expanded access across Latin America | The Guardian
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Published: 19 April 2023
April 19, 2023 | Human rights activists in Latin America hope that a historic court hearing over the case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy could open the way for El Salvador to decriminalize abortions – and set an important precedent across the region.