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The recent death of a 14-year-old girl following a botched “back alley” abortion at the house of her abuser is the latest reminder of the need to better protect women’s reproductive rights in Morocco and should push Moroccan authorities to address the multi-faceted social, legal, and economic drivers behind unwanted pregnancies.

In some regions of the Near East, young women are killed even on the suspicion of extramarital pregnancy, in order to preserve so-called "family honor." But beyond the rigid social norms, everyday practice and consciousness are changing. Martina Sabra reports