And that, of course, is linked to better care, better antenatal care, better delivery care, but also to the rights of a woman to decide when she will get pregnant how many children she wants.
The doctor says millions of women must seek permission from their husbands to get help with birth control. At the same time, teenage girls need permission from their parents or guardians. Many young boys also need to have modern contraception help.
Dr. Temmerman says many women are forced into their decisions about whether to become pregnant or not. Family members, the community and cultural and religious barriers may make these decisions for them. And she says some governments order women to have tubal ligation surgeries. These operations make a woman unable to bear children.
She further says teenage girls who become pregnant may face severe threats. The WHO estimates that 16 million girls between ages 15 and 19 give birth each year. This happens mostly in countries where the majority of people do not earn much money.
Many pregnant adolescent girls face dangerous conditions and death. Dr. Temmerman called this, a huge health burden.
Im Bob Doughty.
And Im Jim Tedder in Washington. World news follows at the beginning of the hour on .
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