Guatemala, increased penalties for abortion and ban on gay marriage

Guatemala, increased penalties for abortion and ban on gay marriage

Penalties against abortion finally stiffened

Guatemala’s Congress voted by 101 votes to 8 to tighten up prison sentences against women who have abortions. Also, same-sex marriages were also banned by law and sexual diversity education was banned in schools.

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The penalties for women who decide to have an abortion will be 10 years’ imprisonment and, according to sources, because of this law many women have been imprisoned on charges of murder even for miscarriages, as in the case of Evelyn Hernández, as reported by the Gayburg website.

The 21-year-old woman was incited after being gang-raped and then suffered a miscarriage, which led to her being sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder.

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Not only the women, but also doctors and health workers, face a 12-year prison sentence if they are reported or caught helping women to have abortions. Abortion will only remain ‘legal’ if the mother’s life is in danger.

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