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  • 02/10/2012
    12:38
    Controversial Dutch abortion boat sets sail for Morocco

    A Dutch "abortion boat" has set sail for Morocco, its first trip to a Muslim country, to provide abortions to women who are exposed to grave health risks if treated domestically, its organizer said on Monday.

    Read more at al-akhbar.com

  • 13/06/2012
    12:18
    Clerics to mull whether Syrian women can abort pregnancies from rape

    Syrian women raped by gang-like militia or forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad should be allowed to undergo abortion according to a Saudi cleric. 
    Sheikh Ali al-Maliki described rape as one of the most heinous crimes against women and one that is worse than murder. “A body’s scars can heal but scars of the soul stay,” he told Al Arabiya. 

    Read more at alarabiya.net

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