In this picture taken on December 17, 2018, Ayeesha, an employee of the Pakistani NGO Aware Girls, speaks during a call on the hotline "Sahailee" ("friend" in Urdu) dedicated to abortion in Peshawar. AFP PHOTO

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pregnant, desperate, and poor, Pakistani mother Zameena faced a stark choice: risk her life by having a secret abortion, or risk her life bearing her husband a sixth child.

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