Prison By Poverty Analysis
Prison By Poverty: A Look at a Human Rights Issue in El Salvador
Prison By Poverty
“While she was waiting for help, Teodora felt a need to go to the toilet. As she made her way to the bathroom the pain got worse and she fell. She subsequently had an obstetric emergency in the bathroom…Teodora was handcuffed, accused of aggravated homicide on suspicion of having induced an “abortion” and detained.” Teodora is one of many women whom have fell victim to illogical and condemning reproductive health laws in El Salvador.
Latin American countries have taken a strong stance on anti-abortion laws. Of all the countries, El Salvador instituted the anti-abortion law into their constitution without exception. In doing so, El Salvador has violated basic human rights of women.
According to the World Health Organization, 6 million …show more content…
It is now 2016 and women are still facing criminal charges for emergencies and natural reactions to pregnancy. Teodora is a prime example. She was nine months pregnant, with minimal finances and minimal access to health care. These women have many of their basic human rights violated.
With minimal financial resources, minimal access to proper health care, and overloaded family responsibilities, these women are catapulted into impossible situations. When looking into El Salvador’s health system, several details come to light. According to the World Health Organization, El Salvador is considered in crisis in respects to health services. “Coordination between the public service providers is poor or non-existent; …health spending is low”
In 2010 the Ministry of Health only spent 2.4% of its GDP on public health. What is most interesting is the 1.25 billion dollars in loans El Salvador has taken from the World Bank. The 1.25 billion does not even account for other spending towards the health care for the estimated 6.2 million El Salvadorians, plus natural growth rate.
Improvement
Prison By Poverty
“While she was waiting for help, Teodora felt a need to go to the toilet. As she made her way to the bathroom the pain got worse and she fell. She subsequently had an obstetric emergency in the bathroom…Teodora was handcuffed, accused of aggravated homicide on suspicion of having induced an “abortion” and detained.” Teodora is one of many women whom have fell victim to illogical and condemning reproductive health laws in El Salvador.
Latin American countries have taken a strong stance on anti-abortion laws. Of all the countries, El Salvador instituted the anti-abortion law into their constitution without exception. In doing so, El Salvador has violated basic human rights of women.
According to the World Health Organization, 6 million …show more content…
It is now 2016 and women are still facing criminal charges for emergencies and natural reactions to pregnancy. Teodora is a prime example. She was nine months pregnant, with minimal finances and minimal access to health care. These women have many of their basic human rights violated.
With minimal financial resources, minimal access to proper health care, and overloaded family responsibilities, these women are catapulted into impossible situations. When looking into El Salvador’s health system, several details come to light. According to the World Health Organization, El Salvador is considered in crisis in respects to health services. “Coordination between the public service providers is poor or non-existent; …health spending is low”
In 2010 the Ministry of Health only spent 2.4% of its GDP on public health. What is most interesting is the 1.25 billion dollars in loans El Salvador has taken from the World Bank. The 1.25 billion does not even account for other spending towards the health care for the estimated 6.2 million El Salvadorians, plus natural growth rate.
Improvement