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Legal abortion of 10-year-old rape victim reignites debate in Brazil

Recife, Aug 17 (EFE).- The legal interruption of the pregnancy of a ten-year-old girl, after allegedly being raped by her uncle, has sparked the controversy over abortion in Brazil, a country with restrictive legislation for this practice. (Camera: WALDHEIM GARCIA MONTOYA).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE AMAURY DE MEDEIROS INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER (CISAM) IN THE CITY OF RECIFE, CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL.SOUND BITES: GYNECOLOGIST AND OBSTETRICIAN OLIMPIO MORAIS, DIRECTOR OF THE AMAURY DE MEDEIROS INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER (CISAM) IN THE CITY OF RECIFE, CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL (IN PORTUGUESE). TRANSLATION: We have been witnessing violence against women and we have been witnessing abortion that has been provided by law since 1996, already 24 years ago, and this repercussion occurs when it is out of the ordinary, when there are forces that want to obstruct the rights of the girl, of the woman, a human right to dignity, a right of all Brazilians. Normally this does not happen, normally the procedure occurs in a stealthy way, and there is no repercussion in the press, so it is out of the ordinary, which is very bad, for the family and very bad for the girl. (00:45-01:35).