MALAWI – MPs called to tackle abortion law reform

30 Sep 2025
By Innocent Chunga

Reproductive health advocates have called on Malawi’s newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to urgently review the country’s restrictive abortion law, warning that unsafe procedures continue to claim women’s lives.

Faith Kadzanja, representative of the Coalition for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (Copua), made the call during this year’s International Safe Abortion Day commemorations.

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30.09.2025

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Dr Amos Nyaka

Faith Kadzanja

International Safe Abortion Day

Malawi – Legal restrictions fail to stop unsafe abortions – COPUA

May 21, 2024

Despite current legal restrictions, unsafe abortions are still widespread in Malawi as over 100,000 abortions take place every year, country-wide.

Citing the research results by the College of Medicine and Guttmacher Institute which shows that over 141,000 abortions happened in Malawi in 2015 alone, Coalition for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (COPUA) Vice Chairperson, Dr Amos Nyaka wants the law process to continue.

Continued: https://www.nyasatimes.com/legal-restrictions-fail-to-stop-unsafe-abortions-copua/