12-year-old girl dies while giving birth

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@arshad5

It is sad what happened to the girl. However we are looking at it from a certain angle. Many people in muslim countries would equally find shocking the fact that young girls in the west have sex before marriage, usually with multiple partners (including one night stand), drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. We need to respect the cultural differences, rather than imposing our culture on others.

Cultural relativism ends when human rights are being infringed upon-- including that of a child’s right to grow up healthy and her right to make a decision as to how, who, and when she may choose to marry.