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Norwegian Bar Association urges POTUS to lift abortion restrictions on humanitarian aid for female rape victims
02.13.2014
Norwegian Bar Association urges POTUS to lift abortion restrictions on humanitarian aid for female rape victims
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The Norwegian Bar Association, representing over 90% of all Norwegian lawyers, including academic and government in a letter urged President Obama to issue an Executive Order ensuring that the US Helms Amendment is in compliance with the rights of women raped in war, both civilians and servicewomen, to non-discriminatory medical care, including abortions, under the Geneva Conventions.
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