State legislators on the front lines of abortion ban battles met women who have been imprisoned as a result of El Salvador’s total abortion ban.
Really understanding what it means to ban abortion is critical for Americans. These state legislators traveled from their homes and their families to come bear witness to the devastating impact of abortion bans on women, families and communities, sending a powerful message back to their states that our human rights are not up for debate.
“All of the unintended consequences we talk about as possibilities when abortion bans pass were made very real during my time in El Salvador,” said Williams. “Unintended consequences now have a name, a face, a family and a story.
El Salvador is considered to have the most extreme abortion ban in the world—and regularly charges, prosecutes and imprisons women for aggravated homicide if they are suspected of having an abortion, even in cases when women have suffered a miscarriage or obstetric emergency. Earlier this year, the case of Evelyn Hernández made international headlines after she was tried a second time with aggravated homicide having delivered and lost her pregnancy she did not know she was expecting that resulted from rape. Hernández was previouslyand served three years before being released in early 2019. She was retried a second time in August 2019 and acquitted of all charges.
“This delegation demonstrated tremendous empathy as they traveled within El Salvador, looked these women and girls in the eye and told them that they matter and the world sees them, despite the government’s negligence and disregard for the lives of its own citizens,” stated Paula Avila-Guillen, human rights attorney and the Director of Latin American Initiatives at Women’s Equality Center. “We need to see El Salvador as a warning.
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