Pregnant rape victim, 11, sparks boycott call

WOMEN’S rights activists called on tourists to boycott the Caribbean resort city of Cancun, saying authorities there failed to protect the rights of an 11-year-old rape victim who is carrying the baby to term.

Activists said the case of the girl, known only as Amalia, illustrates the lack of protection for women’s rights in the state of Quintana Roo, which recently passed a law banning most elective abortions.

The girl, 10 years old at the time, told authorities she was raped by her stepfather, and activists said a doctor at a government hospital failed to inform her that the new law allows for rape victims to have abortions.