Monday, July 07, 2025
SYLVIA NAMAGEMBE
Beneath the surface of Uganda’s healthcare system, a growing underground network of abortion brokers is thriving in Kampala, exploiting the country’s restrictive laws and putting the lives of vulnerable women and girls at risk.
These brokers, who operate in the shadows, act as middlemen in connecting clients to unlicensed doctors in small, hidden, and unregulated clinics where unsafe abortions are performed. Article 22 of the 1995 Constitution protects the right to life, and Article 22(2) explicitly declares that the termination of an unborn child is prohibited unless it is legally sanctioned.
Continued: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/shadowy-brokers-fuel-unsafe-abortion-clinics-5108924