The gruesome face of rightwing catholicism: Guanajuato

Even after a rash of initiatives to criminalize abortion in a range of states the past couple of years, the case of Guanajuato, which is led by a far right wing of PAN where many belong to the extremist secret organization known as El Yunque, stands out in its infamany: Milenio reports that at least 160 women are currently being prosecuted for having suffered spontaneous abortions. Abortions in Guanajuato are punished by at least three years in prison and women "suspected" of having had an abortion are regularly harassed, physically and sexually,  by the police, having been "turned in" in many cases by their former boyfriends, doctors, or others. 

Meanwhile, Luz María Ramírez, head of the Guanajuato section of the ineffectual and politicized National Institute for Women, is more concerned with castigating women who show a lack of "moral values" by wearing tattoos.


Some great news: Alma Yareli Salazar Saldaña, who had been sentenced to 27.5 years in prison for spontaneous abortion - yes, 25 years - was just released in San Miguel de Allende. 
Hopefully, this case -' notorious for its fabrication of evidence - may lead to the release of many other women who are suffering the same fate.