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El Salvador court frees woman jailed under anti-abortion law

El Salvador court frees woman jailed under anti-abortion law [Courtesy]

A Salvadoran woman accused of the attempted murder of her newborn baby under the country’s strict abortion laws after she was raped by her stepfather was freed by a court on Monday after more than 18 months in jail.

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