An 11-year-old girl who was denied an abortion after being raped gave birth on Thursday. Elizabeth Torales, a lawyer for the girl’s mother, told AP that the minor gave birth to a baby girl via caesarean in a Paraguay hospital. She said reportedly there were no complications and both the mother and baby were resting.
The baby doesn’t yet have a name.
— Elizabeth Torales
The lawyer added that her client and the girl’s grandmother had requested custody of the infant.
Hospital director told media that the birth took about 35 minutes. The girl was allegedly raped and impregnated by her stepfather when she was 10. The stepfather has been arrested and is awaiting trial. The girl’s mother has been charged with negligence who had requested an abortion for her daughter.
The government refused it, drawing praise from religious groups but criticism from many human rights organizations, including U.N. officials.
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