Pregnant Iraqi women who have been forced from their homes by worsening violence are obtaining illegal abortions because they are unable to get medical care for themselves and their unborn, according to a new report by a national humanitarian group.
A record number of Iraqis -- most of them women and children -- are fleeing their homes to escape the bloodshed of sectarian violence and anti-U.S. attacks, according to a new report by the Iraqi Red Crescent organization, the largest aid group operating in Iraq.
Health care is inadequate and difficult to access for those people, according to the IRC report.
"Pregnant women, infants and children are unable to get...required medical care," states the report, which was translated from Arabic, "and criminal abortion became [sic] the norms."
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Iraq Violence Leads to Abortions
Another depressing mission accomplished:
"Iraq Violence Leads to Abortions"
ReplyDeleteWell, the silver lining in all this is that unwanted children are being aborted. Nobody likes "unwanted children".