believe09
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This 12 year old was married off to a 24 year old man, and she died after bleeding out during 3 days of labor. The baby died as well. While I understand that this is not a common practice in the US, it is important to take into consideration the considerable risk associated with giving birth at so young an age-it brings a whole new meaning to what Jaycee Dugard went through giving birth at 14 to her first child!!!!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/yemen.childbirth.death/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/yemen.childbirth.death/index.html