According to researchers, there are 80,000 abortions performed each year in Iran, of which the majority, 80 percent, are illegal operations mainly involving unmarried women. When including methods such as drug-induced miscarriages, the total number of abortions is even higher.
One of the reasons why unmarried women are forced to seek out abortions is that even if they do give birth, the authorities won't issue the birth certificate, and the child will be treated as a person with no nationality.
Because Islamic teachings emphasize family relationships, children born to unmarried mothers are beyond the scope of the government's assumption.
While Islamic law "strictly forbids" people from mixing with members of the opposite sex other than relatives, it can no longer hold the younger generation back from waking up to the idea of free love.
Instead, the gap between Iranian youths and the ideals demanded by the religious establishment is only widening.
Many of the surgeons who consent to perform the 80,000 abortions in Iran each year are unlicensed, and due to their inexperience, more than a few women become unable to bear children. In that case, these women can only silently accept their situation.
An obstetrician who operates on five to six unmarried women a month justified the practice "because I prevent unhappy consequences for the woman and the unborn child."
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