Namrata Manandhar (name changed), a 35-year-old woman from Sankhu, had two pregnancies terminated because her family wanted a son. On occasions, she and her husband went to the hospital, ascertained the sex of the fetus (which is illegal in Nepal) and aborted it when they found out it was a girl. Finally, in her sixth […]
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