By Vanessa Gonye
Nov. 14, 2023
HEALTH experts have called for unsafe abortion to be considered a public health concern by amending laws on abortion. Zimbabwe records an estimated 80 000 unsafe abortions annually.
Speaking to NewsDay, My Age Zimbabwe director Onward Gibson said unsafe abortions were contributing to maternal deaths, infertility, among other health threats. “There is urgent need to improve access to comprehensive reproductive health services, including contraception, family planning, and comprehensive sexuality education, which can help reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and subsequently lower the demand for abortions,” he said.
Continued: https://www.newsday.co.zw/theindependent/local-news/article/200019498/amend-abortion-laws-experts