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El Salvador court to free woman given 30 years for death of fetus

El Salvador court to free woman given 30 years for death of fetus

A court in El Salvador has ordered the release of a young woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide following the death of her unborn child in 2012, authorities said on Monday. Sara Rogel was arrested in October 2012 after going to a hospital with bleeding injuries caused by what she said was a fall while carrying out chores at home. Then a 22-year-old student, Rogel was prosecuted and sentenced for killing her unborn daughter. Salvadoran law applies one of the world's strictest bans on abortion with no exceptions made for rape, incest or when the mother's life…
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El Salvador bans travelers from U.K., South Africa

El Salvador bans travelers from U.K., South Africa

EL SALAVDOR has banned travelers who have been in the United Kingdom or South Africa in the last 30 days or whose flights included a layover in those countries, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has revealed on Twitter.. London and southeast England may stay under tighter curbs for some time to stem a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain, Britain's health minister suggested on Sunday, as COVID-19 cases surged by a record number for one day. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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