This Wednesday, the Commission on Women’s Rights of the Chamber of Deputies will consider a proposal for applause and recognition for Judge Joana Ribeiro Zimmer (13). A judge denied a legal abortion to an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant after she was raped in Santa Catarina.

House to debate motion to applause for judge who denied child legal abortion in South Carolina – Photo: Michelle Jesus/Disclosure/ND

The proposal’s sponsors are Federal Rep. Chris Tonietto (PL-RJ) and Federal Rep. Diego Garcia (Republicans-PR).

In June, Federal MP Alexandru Padilla (PT-SP) filed a submission with the CNMP (National Council of the State Ministry) against Judge Joana Zimmer.

Federal MP Samia Bomfim criticized the proposal on social media. “We will not allow a collegiate body that should value women’s rights to approve this outrage,” he defended.

The proposal was discussed in the Commission last Wednesday (6), but there was no quorum for approval.

The case of an 11-year-old girl’s refusal to have a legal abortion was revealed in a report by The Intercept newspaper. On June 23, the child was able to undergo a procedure recommended by the MPF (Federal Public Ministry) at Polidoro Hernani de San Tiago University Hospital of the UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina).

In Brazil, abortion is legal in case of rape, risk to the pregnant woman, and in case of fetal anencephaly.

Although the technical rule of the Ministry of Health states that the procedure can only be performed up to the twentieth week of pregnancy, there is no time limit for a legal abortion and no court order is required.

CPI support for abortions

On June 27, MP Chris Tonietto also submitted a proposal in support of Santa Catarina MP Ana Caroline Campagnolo (PL)’s initiative to create a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate the abortion of a girl in the twenty-ninth century. week of pregnancy.

The request to install the CPI was read to the Alesc (Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina) on June 28th.

remember the occasion

An 11-year-old girl became pregnant after being raped. The child, then ten years old, discovered the pregnancy at the 22nd week of pregnancy. Her mother took her to Florianopolis University Hospital for a legal abortion.

However, HU refused to have an abortion, which is legal in cases of sexual assault. The Tijukas court did not sanction the termination of the pregnancy and sent the girl to an orphanage.

She stayed in the shelter for more than a month until the court ruled that she could leave the shelter and return to her mother. Following the disclosure of the case, the MPF recommended that the PI proceed with the procedure, which took place on 22 June.

An investigation by the civil police of Santa Catarina showed that the suspect in the rape of the girl is a teenager close to her, a minor. The teenager’s genetic material will be analyzed using a DNA test to prove whether he is the perpetrator of the rape.

In addition to him, for whom social and educational measures can be taken, other people in the life of the victim will be checked to rule out other suspects.

Judge Joana Ribeiro Zimmer, who authorized the hospitalization of the girl, closed the case. She was promoted to Comarca de Brusque in the Itajai valley. The Corregedoria-Geral do TJSC (Court of Santa Catarina) is investigating the actions of the judge.

Prosecutor Mirela Dutra Alberton is also no longer handling cases related to the girl’s case. The prosecutor’s conduct is being investigated by the Corregedoria do Ministério Público and the CNMP.

The CRM/SC (Regional Medical Council) is investigating the behavior of hospital medical staff who refused to abort a child.

According to Correio Braziliense