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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"><p> Hi, <p> I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. <p> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> Nicaragua Abortion Law Leaves Women and Doctors With No Options <p>Abortions were already illegal in Nicaragua, but today a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/world/americas/20nicaragua.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin" title="law passed">law passed</a> removing an exception in the previous law, which allowed a woman to obtain an abortion legally with the approval of three doctors who confirmed that the woman’s life was in danger.  Many conservatives in government advocated 30-year prison terms for women who terminate their pregnancies and the doctors who perform the abortions, but the stricter prison terms did not pass. Currently the punishment is a six-year prison term.  An estimated <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-abort26oct26,0,7331168.story?coll=la-home-headlines" title="32,000 illegal abortions">32,000 illegal abortions</a> are performed in Nicaragua each year.  </p> <p><a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061120_nicaragua_abortion_law_leaves_women_and_doctors_with_no_options/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061120_nicaragua_abortion_law_leaves_women_and_doctors_with_no_options/</a> <p> Copyright © 2006 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved.<br> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender.<br> Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"><p> Hi, <p>I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. <p> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> Nicaragua Abortion Law Leaves Women and Doctors With No Options <p>Abortions were already illegal in Nicaragua, but today a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/world/americas/20nicaragua.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin" title="law passed">law passed</a> removing an exception in the previous law, which allowed a woman to obtain an abortion legally with the approval of three doctors who confirmed that the woman’s life was in danger.  Many conservatives in government advocated 30-year prison terms for women who terminate their pregnancies and the doctors who perform the abortions, but the stricter prison terms did not pass. Currently the punishment is a six-year prison term.  An estimated <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-abort26oct26,0,7331168.story?coll=la-home-headlines" title="32,000 illegal abortions">32,000 illegal abortions</a> are performed in Nicaragua each year.  </p> <p><a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061120_nicaragua_abortion_law_leaves_women_and_doctors_with_no_options/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20061120_nicaragua_abortion_law_leaves_women_and_doctors_with_no_options/</a> <p> Copyright © 2006 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved.<br> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender.<br> Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com