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Kenya condemns women to ‘death by unsafe abortion’, campaigners warn

Kenya condemns women to ‘death by unsafe abortion’, campaigners warn

NITA BHALLA THOUSANDS of women are dying every year in Kenya due to botched backstreet abortions, campaigners have warned, 10 years after the introduction of safeguards to abortion access when a woman's life is in danger. Kenya's 2010 constitution broadened access to abortion, permitting it when a woman's life is at risk or in case of an emergency, and guaranteeing the right to life and reproductive health services. But a report by the Centre for Reproductive Rights (CRR) released ahead of the anniversary on Thursday said disregard for the provisions was fuelling stigma, resulting in the deaths of thousands of…
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