Lucía, 11, was raped. Then Argentina’s church conspired to deny her an abortion | Claudia Piñeiro

In my country, even rights enshrined in the constitution are being crushed in the name of God

Lucía is not called Lucía. Her name is the only fiction in this spine-chilling true story. But we must call her Lucía to protect her identity.

Lucía is 11 years old. Four years ago, a court in Argentina placed Lucía in her grandmother’s care after her mother’s boyfriend reportedly abused her two older sisters. However, Lucía was not safe at her grandmother’s home either: she was raped by her grandmother’s boyfriend and became pregnant.

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