Where are women's rights thrown aside? Where is sexism profound? Where can women be jailed for
having a premature birth or miscarriage? El Salvador. Abortions are illegal and can result in being tried for murder or attempted murder. The penalty for abortions is so harsh, women have been performing the dangerous procedure solo and DYING. Any act a pregnant women commits that can be construed as being harmful to the baby is met with a long sentencing which is understandable but that gives the option for people to wrongly accuse women of heinous crimes.
     Cristina Quintanilla was one of those women that were wrongly accused after having a miscarriage. A pregnancy of seven months ended in unconsciousness and a lot of blood loss as she collapsed onto the floor and was rushed to the hospital. As she awoke, a man in blue stood over her and took her from the hospital in handcuffs. She was placed into a cell in a police jail and interrogated before the effects of anesthetic had even passed. Cristina was later sentenced to thirty years of aggravated murder. Many women have been torn from their families and suffered an endless list of grievances because the war on abortion is greater than any woman's unalienable rights.

~Staff Reporter Lauren Frentz