They Are Girls, Not Mothers: The Violence of Forcing Motherhood on Young Girls in Latin America
Rape of girls under the age of 14 is common in Latin America, and forced pregnancy and motherhood among these girls is a major public health and human rights problem. Even though abortion in the case of rape is legal in a handful of the countries in the region, and is legal in most countries when th...
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Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Health and Human Rights |
| Online Access: | https://www.hhrjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2469/2019/12/Casas.pdf |