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In a harrowing account from 2007, Vásquez recounts the severe pain she experienced while nine months pregnant. Despite her repeated calls to 911, assistance never arrived. She fainted and gave birth in a bathroom, unconscious. When the police arrived, instead of helping, they took her into custody, accusing her of abortion.
Teodora Vásquez says she struggled to rejoin society after El Salvador’s Supreme Court commuted her 30-year aggravated homicide sentence. Now Mujeres Libres, an organization she founded, is working to help others in similar circumstances.
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Vivek Ramaswamy has emphasized a nuclear family on the campaign trail. Mothers raising their kids without partners told USA TODAY his comments hurt.
Study finds high rates of serious complications among Salvadoran patients who were forced to carry severely malformed fetuses to term.