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阿根廷放宽流产限制

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-03-14 07:35 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The Supreme¹ Court in Argentina has ruled that women who have an abortion² after being raped⁴ will no longer be prosecuted⁵.

阿根廷最高法院规定，女人被强奸后做流产手术将不会被起诉。

Under Argentine law, abortion is only allowed in cases where the mother's life or health are at risk, or if the woman is deemed "of feeble（微弱的） mind".

The Supreme Court confirmed a lower court's decision to allow a 15-year-old rape³ victim to terminate her pregnancy⁶.

An estimated 500,000 illegal abortions⁷ are carried out in Argentina each year.

The Supreme Court unanimously backed the decision by the Superior Court in the southern province of Chubut to allow the 15-year-old girl, who had become pregnant after years of sexual abuse by her stepfather, to terminate her pregnancy.

The case caused outrage⁸ in Argentina, partly because of the length of time it took the lower court to reach its decision.

By the time the ruling in favour of an abortion was made, the girl was 20 weeks into her pregnancy.

Controversial law

At the centre of the controversy⁹ was Section 2, Article 86 of the Argentine penal¹⁰ code, which says that abortion is not a punishable act "if the pregnancy stems from a rape or an attack on the modesty¹¹（谦逊，质朴） of a woman of feeble mind".

Some judges interpreted the sentence to mean abortions were only allowed in cases in which a woman "of feeble mind" was raped.

Others argued it meant no woman should be punished for having an abortion after she was raped.

The Supreme Court also ruled that in future, women would not have to seek judicial¹² permission to get an abortion if they had been raped.

The judges said a sworn statement given to the doctor would suffice.

The Supreme Court is Argentina's highest judicial instance and its decision can not be appealed against.

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1 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 abortion
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。 A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 raped
v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸
参考例句：
A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。来自辞典例句 We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。来自辞典例句

5 prosecuted
a.被起诉的
参考例句：
The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。 The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

6 pregnancy
n.怀孕，怀孕期
参考例句：
Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。 Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

7 abortions
n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育
参考例句：
The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。来自互联网 Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。来自互联网

8 outrage
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。 We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

9 controversy
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。 We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

10 penal
adj.刑罚的；刑法上的
参考例句：
I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。 He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。

11 modesty
n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素
参考例句：
Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。 As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。

12 judicial
adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
参考例句：
He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。 Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

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