Sunday, 29 July 2012

cancer treatment on hold for pregnant teen in dominican republic

A teenager in the Dominican Republic has acute leukemia and needs aggressive chemotherapy, but a 2009 law that prohibits abortions without exceptions is preventing her from receiving treatment because she is pregnant, reported cnn July 26. A bioethics council that implements the law is considering an exception, but health organizations and women's rights groups are outraged that she must wait to access life-saving treatment

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