Describe cultural practices that may be harmful or illegal

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Describe cultural practices that may be harmful or illegal

Harmful practices include a wide range of practices, including child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), widow inheritance (levirate), sororate,1 breast ironing,2 force-feeding of women and girls, son preference, girls' as well as boys' initiation rites, and child abduction.

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Harmful practices include a wide range of practices, including child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), widow inheritance (levirate), sororate,1 breast ironing,2 force-feeding of women and girls, son preference, girls' as well as boys' initiation rites, and child abduction.

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