2009 case in Brazil Canon 1398



in 2009, archbishop josé cardoso sobrinho of olinda , recife stated automatic excommunication had been incurred mother , doctors had abortion performed on 9-year-old girl 4 months pregnant twins resulting abuse stepfather. action disavowed national conference of bishops of brazil , in front-page article of l osservatore romano. episcopal conference declared girl s mother had not incurred automatic excommunication, having acted under pressure save daughter s life, seeing canon 1324, mentioned above, states automatic censures not apply act out of grave fear. said there no grounds declaring excommunicated of doctors performed abortion, because depended on degree of awareness of each of them, , such aware , contumacious excommunicated.


while @ both national , international level catholic church declared there no grounds considering excommunicated in case, united nations committee on rights of child, in january 2014 assessment of holy see s compliance u.n. convention on rights of child, cited , urge[d] holy see review position on abortion places obvious risks on life , health of pregnant girls , amend canon 1398 relating abortion view identifying circumstances under access abortion services can permitted.








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