AREWA and EWOMA, Nigeria
“The girl took the mixture and started bleeding profusely and was taken to the hospital. The parents could not afford the hospital initial deposit and this delayed commencement of her medical treatment”
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Category: Case Stories
SAMUEL, Tanzania
She exclaimed: “Eh! at your age you seek family planning services!” She ordered: “You are prostitutes and do not deserve this service because it will be promoting immorality among youth and contribute to the erosion of our values. Get out of here!”
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Malawi: activist’s reflections
“She fell seriously sick, after [trying cassava stick], she was taken to a hospital and the doctor had to remove the uterus/womb.”
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Colombia: activist’s reflections
…the work to implement the right to an abortion in Colombia is under fierce attack by the government…
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VIOLET, Democratic Republic of Congo
“The doctor told her that “it’s illegal and against my Christian faith to procure an abortion [… and] intimidated her with threats that he would inform the police of her case for her arrest”
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MAYA, Indonesia
“As an organization that works on controversial issues, of course we often face assault from people like slurs, criticism, judgments, even subtle threats”
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