Venezuela Economic Collapse Creates Family Planning Crisis
December 2018
Volume 50, Issue 4
Krisbell, twenty-seven, wanted three children, including a son, but opted for sterilization after her two daughters were born because of the tenuous situation in Venezuela.
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Oleydy Canizalez, 29, poses for a picture with her husband, Julio Espinoza, 28, and her son Luis, 3, before her sterilization surgery, at their home in Charallave, Venezuela, on July 7, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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