Uganda: Don’t Criminalise Women Who Abort, Says Judge

Uganda: Don't Criminalise Women Who Abort, Says Judge

By Anthony Wesaka
2 November 2017

Kampala — High Court judge David Batema has scoffed at people who criminalise women who have procured an abortion.

He said that since Article 32 (2) of the Constitution protects marginalised groups including women who abort from laws, culture, customs and traditions that would undermine their status, there is no need to demonise them.

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