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Unsafe abortion: 13-year-old girl’s life hangs by thread in Banke

BANKE, May 15:  A 13-year-old girl in Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city in Banke who conceived a baby after being sexually exploited by yet-to-be-identified person has her life at stake after she attempted an unsafe abortion.
By Republica

BANKE, May 15:  A 13-year-old girl in Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city in Banke who conceived a baby after being sexually exploited by yet-to-be-identified person has her life at stake after she attempted an unsafe abortion.


According to the District Police Office, Banke 8th-grader Alina (name changed) had attempted to terminate the three-month-old baby through medication abortion process. She suffered excessive bleeding thereafter.


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Superintendent of Police (SP) Arun Poudel shared the girl was currently receiving treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital at Kohalpur. She was rescued from Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city-10 during police’s routine patrolling, shared SP Poudel, adding she was immediately admitted to the hospital given her critical health condition.


Police have already contacted her family and launching investigation into the case relating to the girl’s unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. Police has also urged those with AB negative blood group to donate blood for the girl who only has 2.7 pints of blood left in her body, according to the hospital.  RSS

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