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Vietnam man runs 'abortion orphanage'
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Mar 29, 2008 03:19pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Saturday, March 29, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | NHA TRANG, Vietnam - Sitting cross-legged on a straw mat in the middle of the living room, Tong Phuoc Phuc sings a soothing Vietnamese lullaby. For a moment, his deep voice works magic, and the tiny room crammed with 13 babies is still.
Phuc giggles like a proud papa. He's not related to any of them, but without him, many of these children likely would have been aborted. And to Phuc, abortion is unimaginable.
The 41-year-old Catholic from the coastal town of Nha Trang has opened his door to unwed expectant mothers in a country that logs one of the world's highest abortion rates. In 2006, there were more than 114,000 abortions at state hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City — outnumbering births. |
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