
Abortion Denial Row Sparks Massive Outcry In Croatia
A trending heart-rending case of a woman denied an abortion by four hospitals despite the foetus having an aggressive tumour on Saturday sparked an outcry over women’s rights in largely Catholic Croatia.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that despite the procedure being legal in the European Union member, Mirela Cavajda is now being forced to have a termination in neighbouring Slovenia.
The case comes on the heel of a political storm in the United States over fears abortion rights there are being undermined, with the landmark Roe v. Wade case that guaranteed a woman’s right to choose reportedly under …