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Dead or imprisoned for having an abortion: fighting El Salvador’s brutal laws – video

October 25, 2017 | Victoria Bouloubasis & Monica Wise | Guardian

The total ban on abortion in this deeply religious Central American country means that women have been jailed over miscarriages, or died as a result of unsafe terminations. But amid growing protests, politicians may finally bow to pressure to overturn El Salvador’s draconian anti-abortion laws

About the Authors

Victoria Bouloubasis

Victoria Bouloubasis is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker based in the southern United States. She is also the food editor at INDY Week in Durham, North Carolina, where she… Read More.


Monica Wise

Monica Wise Robles is a Colombian American documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Mexico City. Much of her work focuses on women’s rights in Latin America, exposing human rights abuses… Read More.

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