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General Category => Health/Education => Life News => Topic started by: TomSea on February 28, 2019, 05:34:07 pm
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Argentine 11-year-old's C-section sparks abortion debate
News that doctors performed a caesarean section on an 11-year-old rape victim has reignited a debate on Argentina's abortion rules.
The girl became pregnant after being raped by her grandmother's 65-year-old partner and had requested an abortion.
However, her request was delayed by almost five weeks, and some doctors refused to carry out the procedure.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47400819 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47400819)