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El Salvador frees 3 women prisoners for abortion facing 30 years in prison

by Q COSTARICA Saturday 9 March 2019, 5:37 pm 2k Views

The Supreme Court of El Salvador ordered the release on Thursday of three women who had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for not having aborted their pregnancies.

María del Tránsito Orellana, Cinthia Rodríguez and Alba Rodríguez, the three women released on Thursday. Photo AFP
The three women, who claim to have suffered spontaneous abortions, had been found guilty of homicide.

Alba Rodríguez and María del Tránsito Orellana had already served nine years of their sentence, while Cinthia Rodríguez had been in jail for more than 11 years.
El Salvador has some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world.
Women who have an abortion face sentences of two to eight years in prison that can increase to 40 years if they are found guilty of aggravated homicide.
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