The local Archbishop excommunicated the participants. Fellow Brazilian Bishops and a Vatican official, distanced themselves from the excommunication accounts, even though Brazil is a largely Catholic country.
The 9 yr. old child, was raped by her stepfather over several years, and conceived the twins in rape. He has confessed and is in custody. The girl's parents, both clearly stated their opposition to abortion in general and in particular for their daughter. When the child was admitted to the hospital, she and her mother were isolated by hospital staff, who stated that the abortion was necessary to save the child's life. Access to her room was restricted and required special hospital authorization for visitors. Brazil's child protective services barely had access to the room. The mother is illiterate and doesn't sign her name, but was forced to sign "some papers". Even though illiterate, the hospital used the consent signed by the mother (they used her fingerprints) for the abortion.
Far fetched you say? I believe this incident will be repeated over and over again.
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