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Tag: Jocelyn Viterna
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Nation & World
How total abortion ban puts maternal health at risk
A new study finds high rates of serious complications among Salvadoran patients who were forced to carry severely malformed fetuses to term.
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Nation & World
Need a book for a young person?
Looking for a good book for a young person? Suggestions from Harvard community.
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Nation & World
Mothers of stillborns face prison in El Salvador
Shortly after passing a total abortion ban in 1997, El Salvador became the first Latin American nation to incarcerate women who suffered stillbirths and other obstetrical emergencies for the crime of homicide. Sociologist Jocelyn Viterna analyzes the cultural dynamics that transformed a “pro-life” movement into a political system that revoked women’s rights.
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Nation & World
A message from the pope in the life of a saint
The canonization of Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero, who was killed by a death squad while celebrating Mass in 1980, reflects Pope Francis’ focus on “those who are in need.”
