Saturday, February 20, 2010

Why Are Women Over 50 More Susceptible To Breast Cancer What Kind Of Conditions Make Over 50 Women Feel Their Only Choice Was To Set Themelves On Fire?

What kind of conditions make over 50 women feel their only choice was to set themelves on fire? - why are women over 50 more susceptible to breast cancer

Article from Radio Free Europe: Self-immolation by women in Herat continues at an alarming rate: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/200 ...

Why is this happening? According to RFE, "Self-immolation by women in the Afghan province of Herat continues to alarm officials and aid workers for more than a year after a delegation from Kabul to investigate this development. The delegation noted that in a few months at least 52 women in the province have been burned to death - often to escape an abusive marriage. say Afghan doctors and officials that brought at least 184 women, the Herat regional hospital is assumed that during the last few years has caused - and more than 60 died as a result. The actual number of self-immolation suicides & Amp; suicide attempts is probably higher because only those brought to the hospital are registered. Many Afghan institutions have little information about the rights of women. "

2 comments:

Planet said...

This article is quite old. Here is a statistical report this summer.

beez said...

Consternation ignorance and abuse in this culture. The cattle were treated better than women.

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