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  • Abibata Sanon, 36, a victim of female genital mutilation who has undergone surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata says the surgery has helped re-establish the balance in her relationship - her boyfriend no longer calls the shots in the bedroom.
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  • Abibata Sanon, 36, a victim of female genital mutilation who has undergone surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata says the surgery has helped re-establish the balance in her relationship - her boyfriend no longer calls the shots in the bedroom.
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  • Abibata Sanon, 36, a victim of female genital mutilation who has undergone surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata says the surgery has helped re-establish the balance in her relationship - her boyfriend no longer calls the shots in the bedroom.
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  • Abibata Ouarmé, 24, a victim of female genital mutilation who wants to undergo surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait on her moped in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata is waiting for a hospital, funded by NGO Clitoraid, to become operational before she can receive the procedure free or charge.
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  • Abibata Ouarmé, 24, a victim of female genital mutilation who wants to undergo surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait on her moped in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata is waiting for a hospital, funded by NGO Clitoraid, to become operational before she can receive the procedure free or charge.
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  • Abibata Ouarm?, 24, a victim of female genital mutilation who wants to undergo surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait on her moped in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata is waiting for a hospital, funded by NGO Clitoraid, to become operational before she can receive the procedure free or charge.
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  • Mariam Banemanie Traor?, 54, a victim of female genital mutilation who had her clitoris surgically restored three years ago, poses for a portrait in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. "Women deserve pleasure", she says, "and they also deserve dignity."
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  • Mariam Banemanie Traor?, 54, a victim of female genital mutilation who had her clitoris surgically restored three years ago, poses for a portrait in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. "Women deserve pleasure", she says, "and they also deserve dignity."
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on the operation table after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on a stretcher after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on the operation table after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Finnah Conteh, 26, recovers after a c-section surgery in the maternity ward of the Magburaka government hospital in the town of Magburaka, Sierra Leone on Monday March 15, 2010. She lost her child due to obstructed labor - medical staff said she hadn't come early enough to save the child. This was her third pregnancy, she has only one living child.
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  • Finnah Conteh, 26, holds a handful of pills while she recovers after a c-section surgery in the maternity ward of the Magburaka government hospital in the town of Magburaka, Sierra Leone on Monday March 15, 2010. She lost her child due to obstructed labor - medical staff said she hadn't come early enough to save the child. This was her third pregnancy, she has only one living child.
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  • An electronic monitor tracks the vital signs of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needs to be removed from her womb through surgery..
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  • The newborn child of Kadie Josiah, who was born through a c-section surgery that saved both the mother and the child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara cleans up Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, after performing a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara performs a c-section operation on Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • The lifeless child of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies in a metal bin after it was removed from her womb during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara struggles to extirpate the lifeless baby from the womb of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needs to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Kadie Josiah, 16, lies in bed as she recovers after a c-section surgery that saved her and her child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010. It was her first pregnancy, and she lives 15 kilometers away from the hospital.
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  • Kadie Josiah, 16, lies in bed as she recovers after a c-section surgery that saved her and her child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010. It was her first pregnancy, and she lives 15 kilometers away from the hospital.
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  • Mamie Sesay, 35, lies in bed with her newborn child as she recovers from surgery that saved her life at the Pujehun Government hospital in Pujehun, Sierra Leone on Friday March 19, 2010. After Mamie had given birth at a health center located 12 miles away, the nurse in charge struggled for two hours to extract the woman's placenta, that had remained blocked. She then called an ambulance that took six hours to get Mamie back to the hospital where she finally got treated. Medical staff said saving her was a miracle - she had been bleeding for 8 hours. This was Mamie's 10th pregnancy, four of which resulted in the death of the child. Her first child is 18 years old...
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  • A nurse stands next to the bed of Nafisatu Bah, 19, who recovers aftera c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. It was Nafisatu's first pregnancy.
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  • The newborn child of Kadie Josiah, who was born through a c-section surgery that saved both the mother and the child at the UBC hospital in the town of Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, on Thursday April 22, 2010.
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