Appolonia Adeyemi
September 10, 2026
For some young women and girls, an unintended pregnancy can quickly become a crisis—not because pregnancy itself is life-threatening, but because the fear of stigma, poverty, interrupted education, family rejection and lack of support can make them desperate for a way out. That desperation, reproductive health advocates say, is contributing to preventable deaths from unsafe termination of pregnancy.
At a memorial and advocacy meeting on the prevention of maternal deaths from unsafe maternal health practices in Lagos, the founding Director of the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, has urged governments to establish practical support systems that would make childbearing less burdensome and enable women and girls to make informed decisions without being pushed into unsafe practices.
Continued; https://newtelegraphng.com/when-pregnancy-becomes-a-burden-wardc-demands-action-on-unsafe-abortion/