Brazilian Fundamentalists Blocked a 10-y.o. Rape Victim from Getting an Abortion

This is a truly disturbing story out of the state of Espírito Santo in Brazil. And since there aren’t a lot of English-language stories about it, I’ve tried to piece it together using what’s available in Portuguese.

Here’s the gist of it: A 10-year-old girl, who had been a victim of sexual abuse by her uncle for four years, became pregnant several months ago. She visited a local hospital with the help of her grandmother to obtain an abortion, but she was denied permission. Hospital administrators refused the intervention.

That led to a legal challenge. On Friday, a court authorized the procedure for her because her life is clearly in danger and because she’s the victim of sexual abuse… but an alt-right activist soon leaked information about where it would take place and anti-abortion Catholics and evangelicals flooded the entrance of the hospital to make sure she couldn’t get in. They also shouted “ASSASSIN” at the girl.