Dánae Vílchez is a multimedia journalist in Nicaragua. She works on the television program Esta Semana and the digital newspaper Confidencial.ni. She has covered human rights issues, women’s rights, social movements, politics and culture.   https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/danae-vilchez/rss en Health Politics and Policy Reproductive Rights Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:55:32 +0000 Dánae Vilchez https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/25/raped-children-forced-to-give-birth-life-under-nicaraguas-abortion-ban https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/25/raped-children-forced-to-give-birth-life-under-nicaraguas-abortion-ban Nicaragua’s total ban on abortion puts women and girls’ lives in danger, and forces raped children to have babies of their own. Yet the Central American country recently ranked 10th in the world for gender equality.