By ROSEMARY ONCHARI
June 17, 2021
KISII, Kenya, Jun 17 – The Kenya Medical Association (KMA) has sounded a warning over rising fatalities linked to unsafe abortions in Kenya.
Speaking during the 48th KMA Annual conference in Kisii, the association’s President Dr Andrew Were said 5,000 maternal deaths related to unsafe abortions were recorded in the country in a year.
How conmen are minting millions in risky abortion procedures
The Nairobian
By Jeckonia Otieno
Nov 11, 2018
Carol paid Sh10, 000 and was given four pills and instructed to swallow two [Photo: Courtesy]
Carol, 20, almost became a static because of an orgasm. “I had to get rid of the pregnancy. I am still waiting to join college and my parents would have been mad had they known,” Carol revealed.
A friend advised her to visit a private doctor within the Nairobi CBD, where she was charged a consultation fee of Sh3, 000.
Nov 20, 2016, Al Jazeera
By Amanda Fisher
An upcoming battle in Kenyan courts could determine future access to safe, legal abortions for women there.
Nairobi, Kenya - In the wood-panelled interior of Nairobi's High Court, a battle is due to begin on December 15 that will determine whether hundreds of thousands of women each year are committing criminal acts.
The issue of abortion in Kenya has been mired in confusion and contention for the past six years.
In 2010, a new constitution was passed, heralded globally as a progressive foundational document for its principles of gender equality in parliament; freedom of media; and formation of an independent Human Rights and Equality Commission to investigate human rights abuses.
The trouble is that much of what was included has met resistance and debate.
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Source: Al Jazeera
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