Argentina Supreme Court Rules Mentally Impaired Rape Survivor Can Undergo Abortion; Case Sparks Abortion-Rights Debate By Dr.Guillermo Pecci Saavedra M.D., PhD. The Supreme Court of Argentina's Buenos Aires province on Monday ruled 6-3 that a mentally impaired rape survivor could undergo an abortion, overturning two lower court rulings, EFE News reports (EFE News, 8/1). Argentina law bans abortion except in cases in which a "demented" woman is raped or when the woman's life is at ris...