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iciHaiti - Abortion : Towards a Haitian penal law reform
27/03/2017 10:33:30

The Haitian Penal Law Reform Commission advocates new laws governing abortion in Haiti, stressing that "abortion should be possible under certain conditions and limitations"

Recall that 33% of maternal mortality in Haiti is related to abortions carried out under illegal and insecure conditions. The maternal mortality rate in Haiti is he highest in the Caribbean, with 630 deaths per 100,000 births.

Note also that the rate of initiation to the sex life is less than 9% for the girls who have reached the secondary school level...

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