TitleofArticle:SierraLeoneBansGirlsWhoAreVisiblyPregnantFromAttendingSchoolAuthor;KeyairaKelly

DirectQuotation: Ifyouarepregnant,itisnottheendofyourlife.Iwaspregnant
whenschoolreopened.Iwasnotallowedtogo.IfIhadbeenallowed,Iwouldhavegone,

Paraphrase:Basicallythisquoteissayingthatayoungwomanwaspregnantandwasnot
aloudtogotoschoolduetothatfactofherpregnancy.

Summary:Researchshowsthatyounggirlsseldombecomepregnantbychoice.Pregnancy
amongstyounggirlsisoftenaconsequenceofotherrightsviolations,includingcoercion
and/orsexualviolenceandrape,lackofinformationrelatedtogirlssexualand
reproductivehealthandrights,andharmfulculturalpracticessuchasearly
marriage,ButtheMinisterofGender,MoijuehKaikai,hasspun#slutshamingrhetoric,
claimingthatitisthegirlswhocantcontrolthemselves.Internationalattentiontothe
issuehascausedalliestofindasolution.TheUnitedKingdomandIrelandarefundingan
alternativesystemthatwouldprovideseparateschoolsforpregnantwomen.Asmorelight
isbeingshedontheatrocitiesourgirlsfacearoundtheworld,itisimportantforus
tostandinsolidaritywithoursisterswhomaynotbeaffordedthesamefreedomswehave
inAmerica.

CitationinMLA:
https://hellobeautiful.com/2825999/pregnant-girls-sierra-leone-banned-from-school/