News stories by Jeannette Urquilla

  1. El Salvador’s Shameful Treatment of Women Who Miscarry

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    SAN SALVADOR, Mar 28 (IPS) - Jeannette Urquilla is executive director of Organización de Mujeres Salvadoreñas por la Paz (ORMUSA), the Salvadoran partner of Donor Direct Action, an international women's group.Mayra Veronica Figueroa Marroquin (34) was released from prison earlier this month after serving time for what she argued was a miscarriage. Her sentence was reduced from 30 years to the 15 years she had already spent behind bars.

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