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'''OVERVIEW''' | '''OVERVIEW''' | ||
Regarding women's health care, Nigeria seems to be a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, contraceptives are available, including emergency contraceptives, | Regarding women's health care, Nigeria seems to be a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, contraceptives are available, including emergency contraceptives, in larger cities. However, abortion is only legal under certain circumstances, even in the liberal south of the country, and it seems to remain taboo. As the Nigerian population continues to grow, the government will most likely increase interest in family planning in the years to come. | ||
==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ||
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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 814 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 data. This MMR is ranked fourt] in the world, meaning that Nigeria has the fourth worst MMR globally. <ref name=“cia_mmr”>[https://www.cia.gov/LIBRARY/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/353rank.html#IC CIA World Factbook - Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||