There seem to be an unending list of horrors and injustices in this world. One recently exposed by Amnesty International is an eight year prison sentence given to a young lady who suffered a miscarriage.
Amnesty International report that Belen, a 27 year old woman, is serving an eight year prison sentence in Argentina after a court ruled that she was guilty of murder after suffering a miscarriage in a public hospital.
It is hard to imagine any just reasoning for the imposition of a prison sentence for miscarriage. Not only does the woman involved suffer the loss of a child but also a loss of liberty.
Amnesty International ask us to act by writing a letter to call on the authorities in Argentina to release Belen immediately and to overturn the archaic law that punishes women for suffering miscarriages.
Please help Belen. The action page will produce the letter for you and email it, if you wish. Otherwise you can download the text and place it in a letter for posting.