Recently we read about another desperate young woman who was pregnant, abandoned by the male who impregnated her, who abandoned her baby after giving birth in secret and under dangerous circumstances.

We don’t know much about her personal circumstances but most often, girls and young women in this situation are afraid to tell their families for fear of retribution, desertion or worse. The shame can be overwhelming. So they hide the pregnancy with loose-fitting clothing, don’t get prenatal care and eventually give birth in isolation.

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