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Dilemma: Honour Based Violence
Date	:	1/ 2/ 2013
By	:	MWNUK
MWNUK Board member, Dr Iram Sattar, who is also a GP, was asked to contribute towards an article in the Pulse magazine. Two GPs, including Dr Sattar, were asked to write and opinion piece about how they would respond to a young Pakistani female attending surgery who had been threated with violence from a male family member for having a relationship with someone of a different faith. Here is Dr Sattar's opinion:

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