2 NOVEMBER 2023
By HELEN TOBLER
Australia’s first clinical guidelines outline how to confirm gestational age and abortion completion, as well pain relief and other management.
New clinical guidelines back medical abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, but women’s access may be curtailed by state laws and hospital support.
Continued: https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/medical-abortions-okayed-for-first-and-second-trimester/101838
Published: May 19, 2022
Friday Okonofua
The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20 weeks, which is now regarded as the age of viability of a pregnancy.
Spontaneous abortion occurs without an intention by the woman to stop the pregnancy, it is pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of gestational age. Induced abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy because it is unwanted.
Continued: https://theconversation.com/restrictive-abortion-laws-put-nigerian-women-in-danger-183153
BY KBC CORRESPONDENT
March 23, 2022
Civil Society Groups in Nakuru have petitioned the Ministry of Health to reschedule the launch of the National Reproductive Health Policy 2022 – 2032 to allow for adequate public participation.
They indicated that though they had in November last year written to the Ministry requesting inclusion of civil society in the drafting and validation processes prior to roll-out of the draft Policy, the Ministry held validation meetings on February 2 and 17 2022, without involving them.
Continued: https://www.kbc.co.ke/lobby-groups-call-for-postponement-of-reproductive-health-policy-launch/
Mar 10, 2022
Most tragic deaths from unsafe abortions take place in lower-income African and Asian countries, the WHO said on Wednesday.
It stated that more than 60 percent of such deaths occur in Africa, while 30 percent occur in Asia and among those living in the most vulnerable situations.
Continued: https://businessday.ng/news/article/africa-leads-in-tragic-deaths-from-unsafe-abortions-who/
9 March 2022
United Nations
New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen each year.
Craig Lissner, the UN health agency’s acting director for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, said on Wednesday’s launch, that “being able to obtain a safe abortion is a crucial part of healthcare”.
Continued: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1113612
Marion Stevens And Daphney Nozizwe Conco
Sep 28, 2021
International Safe Abortion Day marks a woman’s fundamental reproductive right to access safe, legal abortion.
The Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion has its origin in Latin America and the Caribbean where women’s groups have been mobilising to demand their governments decriminalise abortion, provide access to safe and affordable abortion services, and end stigma and discrimination against women who choose to have an abortion.
Continued: https://www.news24.com/citypress/voices/voices-a-look-at-new-abortion-guidelines-20210928
Study reveals over 500,000 abortions are done yearly across the country
Most of these abortions are usually unsafe and result in various complications.
By WANJA MBUTHIA
Feb 18, 2020
While Kenya has made remarkable strides in several health indicators over the last few years, maternal mortality and morbidity remain a menace. A significant number of these deaths result from complications arising from unsafe abortions.
A nationwide study by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other partners has revealed that over half a million abortions are procured in Kenya every year.
Medics’ attitude and stigma still a barrier to safe abortion
Law permits abortion in cases where mother's health is at risk
by Daniel Otieno
Star Blogs
07 November 2019
The Constitution of Kenya permits abortion if in the opinion of a trained health care provider, the life of the woman is in danger or if a written law permits it. A written law here being any legislation passed by Parliament that permits termination of a pregnancy.
However, despite the Constitution being in place, many women still undergo unsafe abortion including going for backstreet methods and untrained midwives. The attitudes of health workers that are backed by religious values, the stigma associated with an unintended pregnancy, limited conversations between parents and adolescents, a lack of life skills education in schools and limited allocations to improving maternal health contribute to cases of unsafe abortion.
WHO guidelines on abortion will reduce maternal deaths
by Daniel Otieno
Star Blogs
25 October 2019
In 1967, the World Health Organization highlighted unsafe abortion as a health issue affecting women.
However, it wasn’t until 1987 when the safe motherhood conference was held in Nairobi that the world understood unsafe abortion as a public health concern. At the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in 1994, governments again identified unsafe abortion as a public health concern and pledged their commitment to reducing the need for abortion through expanded and improved family planning services.
Northern Ireland Is About to Reform Its Abortion Law – Now What?
If its government doesn't reconvene by October 21st, its draconian law will be tossed out the window. Activists are counting down the days.
by Mary McGill
18 October 2019
With just a few days to go until October 21st, it is almost certain that Northern Ireland’s draconian law against abortion will be reformed. The political situation in Northern Ireland is complex. The region’s devolved government has been suspended for over two years. For campaigners fighting for equal rights issues like abortion, this stalemate has been frustrating.
That is, until July of this year, when Westminster issued a ruling paving the way for the liberalisation of the region’s abortion legislation, provided Northern Ireland’s government does not reconvene before October 21st. Although there are fears that Boris Johnson will use abortion in Northern Ireland as a bargaining tactic in Brexit negotiations, at this late stage reform is unlikely to be derailed
Continued: https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/mbmkbb/northern-ireland-abortion-law-reform
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