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Abortion in Afghanistan is illegal and you can be locked up for having or assisting one.
She claimed she was forced to undergo surgical abortion although she preferred the medical option. A process she said took her through untold pain and suffering.
The hospital allegedly performed a coerced surgical abortion, without anaesthesia, and ignored her consent. She also claims staff disregarded her request for female only care.
Beyond the game, the players carried a heavier message: “Kick Abortion Stigma.”
Some girls get life-threatening injuries to their uterus, bladder, or pelvis, often after attempting to self-induce abortions using crude instruments.
The case casts a stark light on the ongoing crisis of unsafe abortions, a largely silent epidemic that continues to claim the lives of countless women.
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