On Wednesday, the abortion performed on a nine-year-old girl in Brazil is showing the first results. The archbishop has the competent intervention as a "crime" and "violation of the laws of God" and the mother, the physician and other involved in the case of persons excommunicated. The child was after years of sexual abuse by the stepfather in the 4th Month with twins pregnant (more ...). According to the doctors passed at a continuation of the pregnancy because the body has not yet made the development of the girl massive health risks. In Brazil, in a health hazards to the mother or after a rape with impunity are aborted.
Dom José Cardoso Sobrinho, archbishop of Olinda and Recife, defended his decision by referring to the indications in the Holy Scriptures. "The law of God is above any secular law. And if any law of the people, I will say that if a man-made laws against the law of God, that secular law has no meaning. "Already yesterday, the head of the Catholic Church in the capital of Pernambuco state tried by all means to prevent abortion. Also the biological father of the girl he had to convince his position, so this is also against the required medical intervention debate (more ...).
Already last Saturday was the mother of her consent for an abortion is granted, the child was in a hospital in the metropolis of millions of medical and psychological care. However, it refused to the doctors, the surgery and said to be the ex date. The Catholic Church had previously announced that this case in court to decide. The abortion was "murder of two innocent lives."
The mother left it out on Tuesday evening, the hospital and turned to the University Hospital of Recife. There was then the surgery on Wednesday made (more ...). According to the medical director of the State University of Pernambuco's Institute, Sérgio Cabral, the interference was legally permissible. Both the Act explicitly declared exceptions that a termination of pregnancy permit could be applied. First, it was a pregnancy resulting from sexual violence traded. And also are the organs of the child for a pregnancy is not yet mature, so the 1.33m high and 36kg slight girl with a continuation of the pregnancy incalculable health risks would have been.
"As a physician, I can a nine year old girl does not leave such an agony, which perhaps in the end even with his life to pay" said the now from the Catholic Church failed Cabral literally. The operation itself was carried out by a drug to the uterus tense, so that the fetus will be expelled. After the uterus has been cleaned to prevent possible infections. The child is going well in the circumstances, it would probably soon dismissed. It will of course continue medical and psychological care.
The response of the Archbishop had not been long in coming. All persons involved in the abortion with the exception of the child were with immediate effect, excommunicated. It is a crime and an unacceptable act against the doctrine of the church had been committed. This could not be tolerated.
The stepfather of the child since the age of six regularly sexually abused and has also admitted, even the physically disabled sister, repeatedly raped the girl who is more in custody. At a sentencing him threaten up to 15 years imprisonment in a closed executive.