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September 9, 2019

Salvadoran Rape Survivor Faces New Trial for Having Stillborn, After Recent Acquittal
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In El Salvador, 21-year-old rape survivor Evelyn Hernández, who was
acquitted last month on aggravated homicide charges for having a
stillborn birth in 2016, is poised to face a third trial. Hernández had
been sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2017. But that conviction was
annulled in August. Salvadoran prosecutors announced last week they will
appeal Hernández's acquittal. Abortion is illegal in El Salvador.


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