الأربعاء، 27 يناير 2016

Rights groups denounce Zika advice to avoid pregnancy in Latin America

Women’s rights advocates say advice to delay conception because of the risks of the Zika virus fails to recognise that most pregnancies in the region are unplanned

Women’s rights advocates in Latin America say government advice to avoid getting pregnant because of the risks posed by the Zika virus was irresponsible and failed to recognise the realities of their own countries.

The recommendations by health authorities in at least five countries affected by the mosquito-borne Zika virus were made as concern rises over the number of babies born with severe brain defects linked to the disease.

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1WNAytP

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