Brazilian Women Resort to Desperate Measures After Abortion Crackdown
It has been a bad few months for Ana Teresa Derraik, clinical director of Rio de Janeiro state’s leading public hospital for obstetric health.
In September, three women were admitted to intensive care after having corrosive chemicals injected into their uteruses. One died, one survived. The third, a 25-year-old mother of one, lost both her feet following surgery that just managed to keep her alive.
Last month, a 26-year-old patient died having undergone a similar procedure - an exceptionally dangerous attempt at clandestine abortion.
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