One of the defense lawyers, Tran Thu Nam, said the defendants plan to file an appeal.

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"In traditional thinking, a fetus is a living thing, so when you have an abortion, there are bad psychological consequences, " says sociologist Khuat Thu Hong of the National Center for Social Sciences.

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