They were sentenced for up to 10 years for violating anti-abortion laws. Some say their pregnancy was a result of rape. Rwanda has now liberalized its abortion laws and pardoned hundreds of the women.
Within a couple of hours of drinking it, she says she began experiencing intense stomach pains and bleeding. Soon, she expelled the fetus."I felt so guilty," she says."It was hard for me to see those things."
That was nearly a decade ago. She went on to serve more than four years, she says, before she received a pardon from Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2019. The burden of those convictions has fallen disproportionately on lower-income women, says Sengoga Christopher, director of HDI's Center for Health and Rights. For many reasons, including lack of information and access to health care, he says poor women in Rwanda are more likely to face prosecution and incarceration for abortion. They're also more likely to use unsafe methods, which he deems a"double injustice.
Mushimiyimana Anjerike, known as Anjerike, age 29, served more than five years for inducing an abortion using pills she says she bought at a pharmacy. She was pardoned by Rwanda's president and released in 2019.Mushimiyimana Anjerike, known as Anjerike, age 29, served more than five years for inducing an abortion using pills she says she bought at a pharmacy. She was pardoned by Rwanda's president and released in 2019.
"All the neighbors," she said."I was surprised that they became so many. They all came with the local leader to my home. They took me from my house; they took me to the police.""There were some who were saying, 'This girl came from a poor family; I think they should forgive her.' But others are saying, 'She has done a crime. They should imprison her,'" she says."I just stayed desperate and I didn't know what to do.
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