Patriarchal attitudes concerning the sex of a baby often end up harming women. Could this new directive from the High Court of Bangladesh help protect women during pregnancy?
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00:00 He said, "If you don't go to the hospital, I will abort the baby."
00:06 He started beating me with a whip,
00:10 and he was also using a tongs and a nail clipper.
00:13 He was attacking me in the private body part.
00:17 I couldn't even show it to the doctor.
00:20 I was trying to protect myself.
00:24 He was trying to stab me in the stomach and in the back.
00:34 He didn't give me a phone.
00:36 I was in a coma for two days.
00:39 The boys are the future of the family.
00:45 They will take care of their parents.
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