Brazil moves to limit abortion access for child rape victims
Brazilian lawmakers have voted to restrict abortion access for underage victims of sexual violence. This decision reverses a previous regulation that allowed minors to seek legal assistance for abortions without parental consent. Critics have labeled the vote a significant setback for the protection of girls and adolescents in Brazil.
- ▪Lawmakers voted to make it tougher for underage victims of sexual violence to access abortion.
- ▪The vote dismantles a resolution prioritizing the interests of victims.
- ▪Critics call the decision a historic defeat for the protection of girls and adolescents.
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Brazilian lawmakers voted on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) to make it tougher for underage victims of sexual violence to access abortion, in a lightning vote that followed less than two minutes of debate.The vote moves to dismantle a resolution from the National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents that mandates prioritizing the interests of victims."It is a historic defeat in the comprehensive protection of girls and adolescents in Brazil," the state body said in a statement, calling it a "serious setback."Under the overturned regulation, minors who disagreed with their parents or guardians on their pregnancy could obtain free legal assistance to safeguard their rights, including getting an abortion.Right-wing senator Damares Alves said the regulation "disregards the role and…
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