Guatemala increases abortion penalty, bans same-sex marriage
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The nation did not allow same-sex marriage anyway, but supporters of new legislation said it guards against “practices ... incongruous with Christian morality.”
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Guatemalan lawmakers have increased prison sentences for women who have abortions, bucking a recent trend in Latin America toward expanding access to the procedures.
Guatemalan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would more than triple jail time for women convicted of receiving an abortion, ban same-sex marriage and prohibit teaching about sexual diversity in schools.
The nation did not allow same-sex marriage anyway, but supporters of new legislation said it guards against “practices ... incongruous with Christian morality.”
Guatemala’s Congress approved a law on Tuesday that punishes abortion with up to 25 years in prison, Reuters reported Tuesday. This move comes after several countries in South America have
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