By Lara Holmes

A lawyer filed on Wednesday before the Justice of the province of Entre Rios, Argentina an order for a girl of 11 who became pregnant after allegedly having relations with a child under 17 to be  subjected to an abortion, judicial sources said.

Maria Benitez's attorney, legal representative of the family of the child and the hospital of the city of San Salvador, which initiated the complaint, made ​​the request before a Family Court arguing that the girl was sexually abused and that there is a risk for her health.

This past weekend, and by Gesell chamber system (two separate rooms separated by a glass of unilateral vision), the girl, who is eleven weeks pregnant, revealed the identity of the alleged father of her baby, sources stressed close to the case.

Abortion is prohibited by law in Argentina, except in cases of danger to the life or health of the mother, rape or abuse of a disabled woman, so these cases should be settled in court.