Raped girl, 9, wants to abort twins

**Serendipity** · February 28th, 2009, 06:31 PM

Raped girl, 9, wants to abort twins

From correspondents in Sao Paulo
Agence France-Presse
March 01, 2009 04:00am

Nine-year-old allegedly raped by stepdad
Girl four months pregnant with twins
Wants to terminate pregnancy

A NINE-year-old girl pregnant after years of alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather is likely to abort twins she is carrying in a case that has shocked Brazil, reports in Sao Paulo said.
The Brazilian girl, who was not identified because she is a minor, was found to be four months pregnant after being taken to hospital suffering stomach pains, the news websites G1, pe360graus and the Diario de Pernambuco reported.
She was being cared for by a medical and psychological team in the Maternal-Child Institude in the northern city of Recife, close to her hometown of Alagoinha in Pernambuco state, they said.
"We don't know if she will develop the pregnancy up to the end because of the structure of her body. It is a big risk for her,'' the doctor who confirmed her pregnancy before she was taken to the institute, Jose Severiano Cavalcanti, told the Diario de Pernambuco.
"She doesn't have a pelvis able to support a gestation of twins,'' he said.
Abortion is illegal in Brazil except in cases of rape or if the woman's health is in danger.
The institute in Recife was unable to immediately confirm information about the case.
According to police accounts reported in the media, the 23-year-old stepfather was believed to have abused the girl since she was aged six, paying her one Brazilian real (about 77 Australian cents) for each sexual relation.
He also allegedly abused the girl's physically handicapped 14-year-old sister.
He was arrested on Thursday as he attempted to flee to another region in Brazil, and was being kept in protective custody.

News.com.au
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No words. I could cry for this little girl.

**McJag** · February 28th, 2009, 06:37 PM

Just get it overwith. And get him under the jail,where he belongs.

**Honey** · February 28th, 2009, 06:37 PM

Abort abort abort

Brazil sounds backwards in its abortion laws

**maryk** · February 28th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Will someone prolife please tell me why this 9 year old should risk her life giving birth to twins she conceived through rape?

No one? Thought so.

It says in rape cases and health risks they can abort... the poor child has both so they need to do it... NOW.

**kingcap72** · February 28th, 2009, 06:39 PM

This shouldn't even be open for discussion. Abort the twins and then castrate the stepfather.

**Mariesoleil** · February 28th, 2009, 06:40 PM

Do the abortion.

These stories leave me speechless. There are some sick people in this world.

**LynnieD** · February 28th, 2009, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by kingcap72

This shouldn't even be open for discussion. Abort the twins and then castrate the stepfather.

Agreed! And get that girl some Therapy STAT.

What a horrendous thing..

**CherryDarling** · February 28th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by kingcap72

This shouldn't even be open for discussion. Abort the twins and then castrate the stepfather.

Exactly. Sick fucking bastard.

**Kittylady** · February 28th, 2009, 07:47 PM

I would suggest that they start the castration at his throat and then work down.

**A*O** · February 28th, 2009, 07:57 PM

She meets both criteria for legal abortion "mother's health" and "rape" so I don't see what the problem is apart from the appalling circumstances it came about.

Brazil's abortion laws aren't particularly out of touch. In many countries where there's "abortion on demand" there is acqually a technical requirement for a doctor to determine that the mother's health is at risk if she proceeds with the pregnancy. It's a grey area and most doctors can of course find a reason why the mother's physical or mental health might be "at risk" but you can't just walk into a clinic in, for example, the UK and say "I want an abortion". You still have to get a doctor to give a reason for it.

**MrsMarsters** · March 1st, 2009, 03:07 AM

I wonder what Lily would say?

**A*O** · March 1st, 2009, 03:12 AM

Well she's not here now so it's moot. I know there are other pro lifers here too so let's see what they think.

**sparkly** · March 1st, 2009, 03:58 AM

Yeah, I'm curious as to what pro-lifers think as well. Speak up, people.

**katerpillar** · March 1st, 2009, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by A*O

In many countries where there's "abortion on demand" there is acqually a technical requirement for a doctor to determine that the mother's health is at risk if she proceeds with the pregnancy. It's a grey area and most doctors can of course find a reason why the mother's physical or mental health might be "at risk" but you can't just walk into a clinic in, for example, the UK and say "I want an abortion". You still have to get a doctor to give a reason for it.

Yeah, in my state (South Australia), technically abortion can only be lawfully performed in cases of "foetal disability" or on the grounds of "maternal health". However, the maternal health grounds are defined as whether the risk to the mother's physical/mental wellbeing would be greater if she continued with pregnancy than if she had the abortion, so it's pretty liberally applied. If you want one, you can get one with no problems (up to 28 weeks).