9 and on the pill

Health workers say they cannot deny children access to reproductive services, while countrywide hearings revealed that in Kavango alone 83 girls under the age of 15 fell pregnant in one year.
Jemima Beukes
  • 6 Year Ago - 2018-06-08 00:00:00
Girls as young as nine are accessing contraceptives at public health clinics without being accompanied by parents or guardians, while 10-year-olds are giving birth.These were just
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