A 10-year-old Paraguayan girl who was allegedly raped by her stepfather and become pregnant has reportedly been denied an abortion, according to Amnesty International.

The girl's mother took her to a hospital in Asunción last week where it was discovered she was 21 weeks pregnant. Amnesty International now reports that the girl's mother requested an abortion for her but that it was denied, and instead, that the Paraguayan Public Health Ministry ordered that the girl be sent to a Red Cross Hospital. However, Fox News Latino reports that she is now in the care of her aunts.

Abortion is illegal in most South American countries, including Paraguay, though it's legal in Paraguay if the woman's life is in danger.

Guadalupe Marengo, the Americas deputy director at Amnesty International, told the Guardian that forcing the girl to carry her pregnancy to term is "tantamount to torture," arguing that the state should step in and do something: "Paraguay must step up to its responsibilities under international law. The world is looking to the country's authorities, asking them to stand by the girl and to provide access to potentially life-saving treatment for this child and the many other girls and women like her," she said.

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