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Magufuli's ban on teen mothers is retrogressive

There are things you do not expect to hear from an educated person and especially if that educated person is also a president. Dr. John Magufuli, recently, shocked the world with what could be termed as one of the most retrogressive and reckless statements to have ever come from a president in this century.

While addressing the public he said that as long as he is the president, girls would not be allowed back to school if they became pregnant and gave birth.

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