(CNN) A pregnant 11-year-old girl in Argentina was forced to have a cesarean section after she and her family had been requesting an abortion for weeks, a human rights group said. Last month, the girl and her mother asked medics in the northern province of Tucumán for an abortion after confirming that she was pregnant, local rights group ANDHES said. The group said the girl's pregnancy continued for weeks before local authorities approved the procedure. A judge consulting on the case said this week that the girl could receive an abortion, CNN affiliate TN reported. The health department found a doctor who would do the procedure, but he determined an abortion could potentially risk her life because she was 23 weeks' pregnant.

Source: CNN March 01, 2019 04:06 UTC