Amid Abuse of Girls in Brazil, Abortion Debate Flares

By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO

Published: March 28, 2009

The case of a 9-year-old who had an abortion after saying she was raped has revived a debate over abortion rights.

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"Finally, the Vatican’s top bioethics official, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, also criticized the initial stance, saying the 'credibility of our teaching took a blow as it appeared, in the eyes of many, to be insensitive, incomprehensible and lacking mercy.'"

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