Indonesia: Teen jailed for abortion wins her freedom
Vol. 82/No. 34 - September 17, 2018![Protest at Jambi, Indonesia, prosecutor’s office July 26 demanding release of Wa, teenager imprisoned for having an abortion. Signs says, “The victim needs protection, not punishment.”](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Indonesia-300x224.jpg)
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Women’s rights advocates in Indonesia have spearheaded a successful campaign to overturn the July 19 conviction and six-month jail term of a 15-year-old girl under that country’s highly restrictive abortion laws. The girl, known as Wa,…