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200643 minPG-13documentary

At Highest Risk

200643 minPG-13documentary

200 women in Peru were bribed by doctors to undergo sterilization, revealing serious issues in the country's health care system.

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200 women in Peru were bribed by doctors to undergo sterilization, revealing serious issues in the country's health care system.

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Rebecca Rivasdirector

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Inside a small adobe kitchen in Capacmarca, midwife Elsa Romero-Murrado conducts traditional birthing ceremonies. Nearby, 27-year-old Judyth Aguero Vega expresses her anxieties about childbirth, caught between modern and traditional medical practices. Their rural town is seven hours from the nearest hospital, complicating access to care. Cerlia Mendoza, president of the Mother's Club, reveals that 200 women were bribed by doctors to undergo sterilization. The film addresses the challenges facing women's health care in Peru.

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