Brazil has raided and closed down hundreds of secret abortion clinics across the country over the last decade. Just weeks ago, two doctors and a patient were arrested at a secret clinic in Rio de Janeiro's glitzy Copacabana district. Emails sent to the group from Brazilian women lament their lack of options. Women who undergo illegal abortions can face up to three years in prison, though such sentences are rare. Years after giving into family pressure and having an illegal abortion, one Brazilian woman says she is haunted by the secret procedure so taboo that hardly anyone will talk about it.

Source: Fox News May 25, 2016 06:18 UTC