BRAZIL: A 9 year-old girl was raped and impregnated by her step-father and got an abortion. Disgusted by the abortion, the Catholic church excommunicated everyone involved except the rapist. However, the case has focused new attention on the sexual abuse of children in Brazil.

This story was barely covered in the US while the case was happening. There is an old Magellan post about it in reference to an El Tempo article. Now the story has made it to the New York Times.

New York Times article: Amid Abuse in Brazil, Abortion Debate Flares

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