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Priests' law of death: Nicaragua and abortion
May 1 2008, Mitch

Nicaragua’s decision to ban all types of abortion, including those ruled necessary to save the life of the mother, is drawing criticism from human rights and women’s groups for causing unnecessary deaths and denying unrelated health services to women....

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