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Rwanda lowers contraception access age to 15

Rwanda lowers legal age to access contraceptives from 18 to 15 without parental consent.

Rwanda will allow teenagers as young as 15 years old to access contraception after approving a new law to tackle teen pregnancy, sparking divided opinions in the largely conservative country.

The central African nation of about 13 million people -- 40 percent of whom are aged under 15 -- has been worried by rampant teenage pregnancy but faced resistance to its plan to widen access to contraception.

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