22-12-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com

Why medical students are practicing abortions on papayas

Amid fears of a future abortion ban, a group teaches a discreet procedure using a fruit that looks a bit like the female reproductive systemCheyenne Mangold’s hands shook ever so slightly as she reached with a long metal instrument to catch hold of what looked like the cervix. The medical student was attempting, for the very first time, the rudiments of performing an abortion.
As she inexpertly brought the pincers together on the soft flesh, you might have expected a little yelp of pain fr
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