Malawi: Chiefs and Faith Leaders in North Differ On Legalization of Abortion

Mzuzu — Chiefs in Northern Region have rallied behind calls for the country to legalize abortion, observing that scores of girls and women die from unsafe abortion as the country's laws do not allow it unless the life of a mother is in danger.

Inkosi Mabilabo of Mzimba said abortion should be legalized in the country, saying people in towns acquire safe abortion in hospitals but the poor from the village suffer after undergoing unsafe abortions due to restrictions.

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