Sharjah24 – AFP: Around 2,000 women marched in El Salvador's capital on Sunday to demand the legalization of abortion and a decrease in the killings of women in the Central American country.
With slogans such as "It's my body, abortion is my right," "No more patriarchal violence" and "Women are strong and together we take care of ourselves," they demonstrated in San Salvador wearing purple or green scarves around their necks in anticipation of International Women's Day on March 8.
El Salvador has had an outright ban on abortion since 1998, even in cases of rape or if the health of the woman or fetus are in danger.
Many women are prosecuted after seeking medical help for complications in pregnancy, suspected of having attempted an abortion.
At least a dozen women are currently facing varying sentences for termination of pregnancy.
At the march, the women also demanded that authorities combat femicides in the country.