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Mbolatiana Raveloarimisa publishes “3,000 Women” on clandestine abortion

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Malagasy journalist and researcher Mbolatiana Raveloarimisa has published “3,000 Women”, an investigative book on clandestine abortion in Madagascar. The book highlights the health and social consequences of the practice, including the deaths it causes, according to Midi Madagasikara.

Malagasy journalist and researcher Mbolatiana Raveloarimisa has published “3,000 Women”, an investigative book on clandestine abortion in Madagascar, reports Midi Madagasikara. The book was published on World Safe Abortion Day.

According to Midi Madagasikara, the investigation highlights the health and social consequences of these practices, which continue to cost women their lives in Madagascar.

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