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Pregnant teen with cancer spurs abortion debate
Updated On: 24 July, 2012 12:12 PM IST | | Agencies
The plight of a pregnant teenager suffering from acute leukaemia stirred up anew Monday the controversy over abortion, which is barred by the Dominican Republic constitution even in cases where the mother's life is in danger.
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The 16-year-old is nine weeks pregnant and urgently needs to undergo chemotherapy for her illness, a treatment that will severely affect the foetus.
The president of the Gynaecology Society, Ruddy Guerrero, said that doctors attending the patient are really at a crossroads, but said that the immediate task is to start treating the girl.
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