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El Salvador frees 3 women who were sentenced to 30 years under anti-abortion laws
December 25, 20217:20 PM ET
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — President Nayib Bukele's government has freed three Salvadoran women who were sentenced to 30 years in prison under the nation's strict anti-abortion laws after suffering obstetric emergencies, according to abortion rights groups.
Morena Herrera of the Citizen's Group for the Depenalization of Abortion said late Friday that the group was told one woman would be set free at presidential order, but when they went to the prison to greet her, three were released.
"We presented ourselves at the prison in Zacatecoluca and Karen, Kathy and Evelyn left. They are free and in their homes," Herrera said.
She said she had no additional information about the decision, though she noted that petitions were pending before the Supreme Court to commute the women's sentences.
More:
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/25/1068020235/el-salvador-abortion-women-freed