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How Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bans
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — January 2, 2024
AZUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — With a Bible on its flag, the Caribbean country has a powerful lobby of Catholics and evangelicals who are united against decriminalizing abortion.
Muslim clerics resist Pakistan’s efforts to end child marriage
By Naila Inayat — May 16, 2014
LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) In March, the Council of Islamic Ideology ruled that laws related to the minimum age of marriage were against the teachings of the Quran and that children of any age could get married if they had reached puberty.
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