The Toll of Teen Pregnancy and Childbirth in Africa
A woman collects water from an unsafe source in Kenya. (Photo: waterdotorg/Flickr)
Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to Agnes Odhiambo, a researcher on women’s rights in Africa for New York-based Human Rights Watch, about the terrible toll of teenage pregnancy and childbirth in Africa.
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