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Inconsistent laws worry rights organisation
Nqobani Ndlovu ·
Human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) has raised concern over “inconsistent” laws regarding the age of legal consent, saying this put adolescent girls at risk of dying during child birth as they shun sexual and reproductive health service providers fearing reprisals.
In a report released yesterday, AI said the country’s inconsistent laws on the age of legal consent and sexual taboos put girls at the risk of being forced into child marriages, unwarranted pregnancies, HIV infection among others.
The report is titled Lost Without Knowledge: Barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information in Zimbabwe.
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