Kenya: Amend Abortion Laws, Say Doctors

17 February 2012

A SECTION of medical practitioners are urging the government to review laws to pave the way for safe abortion.

Currently abortion is illegal although some provisions in the new constitution allow medics to conduct the procedure in the event that a pregnancy might be harmful to the mother. Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society in conjunction with Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance has called on the government to create an enabling environment for the public to be sensitised on the subject, which has for long been controversial.

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