{"id":296567,"date":"2023-08-16T08:44:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=296567"},"modified":"2023-08-15T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:48:09","slug":"abortion-industry-exploits-girls-rape-to-push-for-abortion-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-industry-exploits-girls-rape-to-push-for-abortion-in-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion industry exploits girl’s rape to push for abortion in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pro-abortion lawmakers in Peru are using the case of a rape victim to push for the legalization of abortion in the country.<\/p>\n

A report from Catholic News Agency<\/a> details the situation, in which an 11-year-old girl, Mila, became pregnant after being raped by her stepfather. The National Maternal Perinatal Institute of the Ministry of Health of Peru reported that a medical board authorized a “therapeutic abortion” on the girl, arguing it was necessary “to avoid serious or permanent harm to their physical and mental health.”<\/p>\n

Abortion is illegal in the country, but “therapeutic” abortions are permitted in rare cases to save the life of the mother or avoid permanent harm to her health.<\/p>\n

Congressman Alejandro Mu\u00f1ante, one of the spokesmen for the Life and Family Caucus in Peru, decried the fact that the girl’s tragic case has been exploited by the abortion industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I see is the utilization of this case by the abortion lobby. I\u2019m not really seeing a genuine concern. Nothing is said about the protection and accompaniment of this minor, not only at this time but also in what happens to her later,\u201d Mu\u00f1ante said in an August 10 interview with ACI Prensa.<\/p>\n