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Part I: Rethinking the Model Family

August 26, 2013
Health & Medicine

In Ethiopia, having eight children is not uncommon. To reduce birth rates, the government has enlisted the help of health workers and religious leaders. Their goal: change attitudes about what constitutes an "ideal" family.

Part I: Rethinking the Model Family
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