Women in the West Bank suffer from spotary abortions due to Israeli blockades and attacks
To be late for an Israeli checkpoint or to be traumatized by a settler attack is affecting some pregnant women in the occupied West Bank, to the point of spontaneous abortions. As our correspondent, Janira Gómez Muñoz, notes, there are women who agree to share their case, but most of them remain silent for the sequelae, for modesty or the refusal of their partners. It also notes that the Palestinian Authority avoids focusing on this violence in order to "not add further pressure to Israel."
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Women in the West Bank suffer from spotary abortions due to Israeli blockades and attacks — Image credit: France 24 (Español)
To be late for an Israeli checkpoint or to be traumatized by a settler attack is affecting some pregnant women in the occupied West Bank, to the point of spontaneous abortions. As our correspondent, Janira Gómez Muñoz, notes, there are women who agree to share their case, but most of them remain silent for the sequelae, for modesty or the refusal of their partners. It also notes that the Palestinian Authority avoids focusing on this violence in order to "not add further pressure to Israel."
