Humiliation, Degradation, Penetration: What Legislatively Required Pre-Abortion Transvaginal Ultrasounds and Rape Have in Common
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حق زن در حفظ جنین یا سقط آن در بارداری ناشی از زنای به عنف
Nowadays, pregnancy caused by the rape, is a crucial and complicated subject in Iranian Society which despite its’ undeniable importance, has not paid enough attention to it legally by the policy makers. In fact, this social problem has considered as aside and insignificant matter. The lack of legislation in this era, has forced the female victims to illegal abortion; this coercion caused serio...
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