Ethiopia Makes Strides in Family Planning
Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check
Unsafe abortions are the second leading cause of death for women, after tuberculosis. Though abortion is illegal in Ethiopia, studies indicate that abortion is widespread and generally performed by untrained persons.
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Date: 12/17/2007
Ethiopian Health Ministry Announces Plan To Expand Family Planning Services
BuaNews
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health has announced plans to provide family planning services to 8.5 million women across the country during the next Ethiopian year, BuaNews reports. Ahmed Imano, head of Ethiopia's Public Relations Service, said the health ministry would provide contraceptives to women at health clinics throughout the country.
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Date: 12/12/2007
Malnutrition Is Cheating Its Survivors, and Africa’s Future
Michael Wines, NY Times
In this corrugated land of mahogany mountains and tan, parched valleys, it is hard to tell which is the greater scandal: the thousands of children malnutrition kills, or the thousands more it allows to survive.
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Date: 12/28/2006
How To Stop the Global Gag Rule's Destructive Effects
Bradford Plumer, TNR Online
Ethiopia is suffering at the hands of U.S. family-planning policies. One in seven women die from pregnancy-related causes. Many more opt for illegal "backyard" abortions--and often kill themselves trying.
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Date: 12/22/2006
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