Nigeria – ‘Women need legislation against unsafe abortion’

‘Women need legislation against unsafe abortion’

November 15, 2019
Frank Ikpefan, Abuja

A civil society organisation, Vision Spring Initiatives, has said that women and girls in Nigeria must be protected from unsafe abortion during pregnancy through strict government legislation so as to minimise maternal death.

The group noted that women and girls must be empowered on their rights, adding that it was regrettable that Nigeria still had a high maternal mortality.

Continued: https://thenationonlineng.net/women-need-legislation-against-unsafe-abortion/