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Reproductive Choice is About Much More than Abortion

Posted on November 27, 2018
by Valerie Tarico

When it comes to freely-chosen parenthood, we sometimes miss the big picture.

Imperfect people and imperfect birth control and imperfect pregnancy processes fail; and when they do, access to abortion is a moral good. Like health knowledge and reliable contraceptive options, the power to end an ill-conceived pregnancy helps young people to form the families of their choosing with the best timing and circumstances available to them—improving health and wellbeing for kids and families and whole communities.

Continued: https://valerietarico.com/2018/11/27/reproductive-choice-is-about-much-more-than-abortion/

More teenagers engage in unsafe abortion at Brohani – Midwife
Jun 19, 2017

Unsafe abortion among teenagers has reached an alarming state at Brohani, a farming community in the Banda District of the Brong-Ahafo Region.
Madam Mamunatu Ibrahim, the midwife in-charge of the Brohani Rural Clinic, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that the practice was among girls between the ages of 13 and 15 years.

Though she could not immediately provide figures on cases reported, Madam Ibrahim said early marriage was the major contributory factor to the unsafe abortion rates in the area. She said teenage pregnancy was rife in the area, and appealed to relevant institutions to help control early and forced marriages in the community.

Continued at source: News Ghana: https://www.newsghana.com.gh/more-teenagers-engage-in-unsafe-abortion-at-brohani-midwife/