It's time to end the stigma and silence around abortion
24 June 2020
Especially for the many women who have unsupportable pregnancies, abortion is a vital yet normal medical procedure during their reproductive lives. When performed properly, abortion procedures are safe and can saves women's lives. However, unlike other reproductive health services, abortion is enveloped by stigma and silence, which leads to many women in Africa and globally lacking access to this crucial health service.
It is indeed a dichotomy that abortion remains such a highly stigmatised issue in countries that have the most progressive abortion laws around the world. Our much-celebrated choice on termination of pregnancy regulations in many African countries promote the reproductive rights and freedom of choice of women by allowing them to have a safe and legal abortion. Such regulations have saved the lives of many women.
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