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Africa: It's Time to End the Stigma and Silence Around Abortion
allAfrica, 28 September 2017
International Safe Abortion Day - celebrated every year on September 28 - marks a woman's fundamental reproductive right to access safe, legal abortion. For many women all over the… Read more »
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Kenya: Women Still Dying From Unsafe Abortions Despite the Law
HRW, 2 October 2017
James lives in a Nairobi slum and takes care of his niece. Her mother died almost 10 years ago following complications from a botched abortion. She had become pregnant in a… Read more »
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Malawi: Why Retain the Law That Kills Women
CSJNews, 28 September 2017
Abortion. The proverbial hot potato. The elephant in the room. The ancient-old practice. The issue some choose to hate. The word others tremble to mention. The secret killer of… Read more »
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Malawi: Time to Decriminalize Draconian Abortion Law
CSJNews, 28 September 2017
As the world celebrates the International Safe Abortion Day on Thursday, 28 September, we, at the Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJ) call on the Malawi government to… Read more »
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Africa: Nearly Half of Abortions Annually Are Unsafe - Study
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 27 September 2017
Around 47,000 women die from botched abortions each year Read more »