15 years convicted of having aborted

First she was raped several times by brother and eventually remained pregnant . Then he aborted illegally, perhaps to avoid social stigma in a society still tied to traditional values ​​and the judgment of neighbors. For this, she was sentenced to six months in prison. This is a chain of tragedies in the tragedy the story of a 15-year-old Indonesian, a story plucked in international media.

She and her 18-year-old brother were convicted, albeit for different crimes, by a court. district. The boy will have to remain in prison for two years for having bad with a minor, while his sister has been sentenced for choosing to terminate the pregnancy with the maximum time and without going to a licensed hospital. In fact, abortion is illegal in Indonesia but is allowed in case of rape. However, the operation must be performed within six weeks of conception, whereas the young woman aborted when she was six months pregnant.

The girl, according to the indictment, would be helped by her mother to perform illegal abortion. Even the woman has been charged. In court, it appeared that the girl had been raped eight times since September. In May, locals discovered the headless body of a fetus near a palm oil plantation. In June, the two brothers were arrested. Prosecutors had initially requested that the girl be jailed for one year and her brother for seven years and now they do not rule out being able to appeal against the court's decision.

In addition to the prison, the two boys must also undergo a period of rehabilitation in an educational center. Indonesian laws on abortion have often been criticized by international health authorities and women's rights groups. According to them, many Indonesians would be forced to abort in illegal clinics. According to a 2013 report from the World Health Organization, abortions would account for between 30% and 50% of maternal deaths in the country.