Nigeria: Nigerian Rights Commission Set to Probe Alleged Secret, Forced Abortion Program By Military

Nigeria: Nigerian Rights Commission Set to Probe Alleged Secret, Forced Abortion Program By Military

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[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigeria's human rights commission said Friday it will probe a report that the Nigerian military has secretly run an abortion program that terminated thousands of pregnancies among women and girls who were rescued from Boko Haram militants. The report said most of the abortions involved tricking or forcing women to take pills or injections. The military has rejected the report, calling it untrue.

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