#1 "... A National Council for Women member, Nohad Abu al-Qomsan, told NOW that these procedures have been on the rise since the revolution began. “One can say that all the efforts to ban this harmful custom have been in vain due to the fatwas and opinions of uneducated sheikhs and to the state’s turning a blind eye to these crimes. It's as if they were giving them a green light.” Al-Qomsan asked, “How can the state fight a negative phenomenon if those in power adopt it and believe it to be a necessity?..."
but NOW indicated that it would continue prioritizing forcing Catholic hospitals to allow abortions because... well just because |