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Malawi: Chiefs Back Abortion Bill, Urge MPs to Pass Law
Nyasa Times, 13 October 2020
Some chiefs in the Southern Region have backed an amendment of the abortion law that allows for the termination of unwanted pregnancies under certain conditions and are persuading… Read more »
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Malawi: MPs Pledge to Table Termination of Pregnancy Bill
CSJNews, 28 September 2020
Members of Parliament of the Health Committee have pledged to ensure the tabling of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill in the current sitting of the National Assembly. Read more »
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Malawi: North Malawi MPs Against Legalising 'Satanic' Abortion, Female MPs Vow to Fight Bill - Report
Nyasa Times, 26 September 2020
The Termination of Pregnancy Bill also known as the Abortion Bill has dominated the headlines on Saturday with reports that female lawmakers and most Northern Region legislators… Read more »
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Malawi: 'New Law Does Not Legalise Abortion'
Nyasa Times, 1 September 2020
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Mathews Ngwale has said government has an obligation to ensure that no woman should dies of pregnancy-related causes. Read more »
Traditional Chiefs Back Calls to Legalise Abortion in Malawi
Some traditional chiefs in Malawi are now backing an amendment of the abortion law to allow for the termination of unwanted pregnancies under certain conditions and are persuading members of Parliament to pass the Bill when it is tabled for debate. In Malawi, one of the leading causes of maternal mortality is unsafe abortion. Over 141,000 women induce abortion every year, according to research conducted by the College of Medicine and Guttmacher Institute.
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Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera is on a three-day state visit to Tanzania, on the back of the unresolved boundary dispute on Lake Malawi. He will visit the Malawi Cargo Centre, ... Read more »
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Malawi will be given U.S.$101.96 million additional funds from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), to address the economic impact of Covid-19. Tao ... Read more »
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The government has an obligation to ensure that no woman should die due to pregnancy-related causes, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Matthews Ngwale has said. ... Read more »
