WOMEN demonstrated in the Ecuadorian capital Quito on Tuesday to demand the decriminalisation of abortion in cases of rape.
Dozens of women gathered outside the National Assembly holding signs reading: “Surviving an abortion is a class privilege.”
Protesters wore green handkerchiefs as a symbol of their cause and lit candles by the feet of police officers guarding the parliament building.
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